Collections/July 2022

Directed by Blake Edwards

A showman of rare sophistication, writer-producer-director Blake Edwards had a knack for combining crowd-pleasing entertainment with a cosmopolitan wit and intelligence. Though best known for his hit comedies, Edwards was fluent in many genres, as seen in this selection of some of his finest works—including a nightmarish noir ( Experiment in Terror ), a searing study of alcoholism ( Days of Wine and Roses ), and a gender-bending musical classic ( Victor/Victoria ). In all these films, Edwards achieved an elegant blend of the popular and the personal that was keenly attuned to the rapidly changing social landscape of the mid-twentieth century.

6 films — 0 on the Channel, 6 unavailable