'The Worlds Of Julie Andrews'

Sag Harbor Cinema will kick off a year-round retrospective of Julie Andrews on June 18 with a screening of “Victor/Victoria” and a Q&A with Andrews and the cinema’s artistic director, Giulia D’Agnolo Vallan.

Following the success of the year-long Hegedus and Pennebaker tribute, Sag Harbor Cinema’s second large scale retrospective is devoted to Andrews, a major figure of contemporary cinema. Similar to the previous retrospective, the 2022-2023 program will include an ample variety of films featuring Andrews, special guests appearing in presentations and Q&As and related exhibits on the Cinema’s third floor.

“Whether it’s film, theater, television or children’s literature, Julie Andrews brings to her work a supremely unique blend of artistry, beauty, wit, creative energy and compassion,” said D’Agnolo Vallan. “Her unsurpassable craft, endless curiosity and love for the art of entertainment, combined with a deep understanding of its healing power, have made her a giant in our collective imagination. We are honored that she and her family have agreed to participate in this retrospective tribute, which will also give us a chance to highlight her closest collaborators, Blake Edwards and Tony Walton. I look forward to sharing with our audience some of her most enduring classics as well as titles that may be lesser known, or harder to come by.”

Blake Edwards’s 1982 film, “Victor/Victoria,” opens the series on the occasion of its 40th anniversary. Inspired by the 1933 German film of the same title, Edwards keeps the film in its original era, while moving the events to Paris rather than Berlin. Set to the Academy Award winning score by Henry Mancini, the film stars Julie Andrews as an out-of-work soprano who disguises herself as a man in order to get work as a female impersonator. The act is a great success for her professional life, but only complicates her personal one.

“Victor/Victoria” is featured in AFI’s “100 Years … 100 Laughs,” which lists the 100 funniest American films. The success of the film also led to a musical adaptation, which premiered on Broadway in 1995 with Andrews again in the starring role.

Tickets for the screening are at sagharborcinema.org. Sag Harbor Cinema is at 90 Main Street, Sag Harbor.