All Blake Edwards did was recycle material
In seeing this movie for the first time today, it confirmed something that always irritated me about Edwards. Not only was he very hit and miss, he often recycled material throughout his directing career--the same gags, concepts, etc. Because of that, certain movies that you initially liked start to lose their charm once you notice how recycled they are.
When you get down to it, Darling Lili is basically another Victor/Victoria. Yes, I know that the story is different, but the structure and tone is the same. It's Julie Andrews playing a singer from a vintage era falling in love with a man under very unusual circumstances. There are many musical numbers of her performing in a nightclub in cosmopolitan Europe interspersed with "gag" scenes involving secondary characters. Don't get me wrong. I love Victor/Victoria, but it's kind of shocking to me how much Edwards got away with recycling his movies over and over again.
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