This film was proposed by our member Gregg Stone, who writes: 'I think showing the 1933 german film Victor /Victoria and the Blake Edwards /Julie Andrews musical of the same name, would be a great pick me up, along with some great 1920’s inspired Cocktails at the bar….'

In this dazzling musical romance, a young woman (Renate Müller), unable to find work as a music hall singer, partners with a down-and-out thespian (Hermann Thimig) to revamp her act. Pretending to be a man performing in drag, Victoria becomes the toast of the international stage. But she soon finds that her playful bending of genders enmeshes her personal and professional life in a tangle of unexpected complications.

Produced in the final days of the Weimar Republic, Victor and Victoria was the most successful film of its year at the German box office. Today it is best known by Blake Edwards’s 1982 remake and the 1995 Broadway production.

Please note, the screening on Tuesday 11 January is our Free Members' Screening. The screening on Tuesday 18 January is open to the general public.

Cast:
Renate Müller, Hermann Thimig, Hilde Hildebrand, Friedel Pisetta