Victor and Victoria

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{{Expand German|topic=cult|Viktor und Viktoria (1933)|date=January 2013}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Victor and Victoria

| image = Victor and Victoria (1933 film).jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|de|Viktor und Viktoria}}

| director = Reinhold Schünzel

| writer = Reinhold Schünzel

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| starring = {{Plainlist|

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| cinematography = Konstantin Irmen-Tschet

| editing =

| music = Franz Doelle

| distributor = Universum Film AG

| released = {{Film date|df=y|1933|12|23|Germany}}

| runtime = 100 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = German

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Victor and Victoria ({{langx|de|Viktor und Viktoria}}) is a 1933 German musical comedy film written and directed by Reinhold Schünzel, starring Renate Müller as a woman pretending to be a female impersonator. The following year, Schünzel directed a French-language version of the film titled George and Georgette, starring Meg Lemonnier and a French cast.

In 1935, Michael Balcon produced an English version titled First a Girl, directed by Victor Saville and starring Jessie Matthews and Sonnie Hale. A West German remake by Karl Anton was released in 1957.

In 1982, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Victor/Victoria, an English-language remake by Blake Edwards.{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56900|title=Victor/Victoria|website=afi.com|access-date=2024-02-20}} Edwards later based a successful stage musical on the film. Both the film and the musical starred Julie Andrews.

Plot

Susanne, an aspiring singer, steps in to replace Viktor, a mediocre actor, at a small cabaret in Berlin where he performs as a female impersonator.{{Cite book |last=Sutton |first=Katie |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_LB8I5ZYDD4C&dq=%22Victor+and+Victoria%22+1933&pg=PA140 |title=The Masculine Woman in Weimar Germany |date=2011-04-01 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=978-0-85745-121-7 |pages=140 |language=en}} She catches the attention of an agent, who mistakenly believes that she is actually a man. As a result, Susanne rises to fame, but her situation becomes complicated when she finds herself falling in love with Robert.

Cast

Renate Müller as Susanne / Monsieur Victoria
Hermann Thimig as Viktor Hempel
Anton Walbrook as Robert
Hilde Hildebrand as Ellinor
Fritz Odemar as Douglas
Friedel Pisetta as Lilian
Aribert Wäscher as F. A. Punkertin, Victoria's agent

Remakes

1934: George and Georgette (Germany, French language)
1935: First a Girl (UK)
1957: Victor und Victoria (Germany)
1975: ''My Girlfriend, the Transvestite (Argentina)
1982: Victor/Victoria (UK/US)
1995: Victor/Victoria (TV, US)

Reception

The film was well-received in the German-American community of New York.{{Cite book |last=Hake |first=Sabine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kmrKAgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Victor+and+Victoria%22+1933&pg=PA142 |title=Popular Cinema of the Third Reich |date=2010-01-01 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-0-292-77922-8 |pages=142 |language=en}}

References

External links

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[http://www.sensesofcinema.com/2002/cteq/viktor/ Rick Thompson in Senses of Cinema]
[http://www.virtual-history.com/movie/film/2351/viktor-und-viktoria Viktor und Viktoria] at Virtual History

Category:1933 films

Category:1933 multilingual films

Category:1933 musical comedy films

Category:1930s German films

Category:1930s German-language films

Category:1930s LGBTQ-related films

Category:Drag (entertainment)-related films

Category:Films about trans men

Category:Films directed by Reinhold Schünzel

Category:Films of Nazi Germany

Category:Films of the Weimar Republic

Category:German black-and-white films