Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames

Having long enjoyed the movies of Blake Edwards (mostly the Pink Panther ones starring Peter Sellers), I had the need to watch this when I first read about it from Mark Evanier but since the local PBS station wasn't rerunning it, I had to wait for it to be available online when I managed to find it on the PBS site as linked from Evanier's News from Me site. Edwards' widow Julie Andrews narrates about her hubby's life before they met and then telling of their various collaborations over the years from Darling Lilli to the Broadway version of Victor/Victoria. We also see current interviews with Blake's two offspring from his previous wife, Jennifer and Geoffrey, fellow filmmaker Paul Feig, movie critic Leonard Maltin, and choreographer Rob Marshall who did the Broadway V/V among others. Nice animated sequences illustrating some anecdotes about Edwards as well as being the opening credit sequence. It also explores the background troubles Edwards had with both Darling Lilli and Wild Rovers. And then the autobiographical works that came after like 10, SOB, and That's Life. Also showcased are Operation Petticoat, Breakfast at Tiffany's (yes, the controversial Japanese caricature portrayal of Mickey Rooney is discussed), Days of Wine and Roses, Experiment in Terror, The Great Race, The Party, and The Tamarind Seed. I've seen many of those titles and I've enjoyed them all! This program also discusses his paintings and sculptures. Oh, and Ms. Andrews read a touching tribute to her late hubby at the end. So that's a high recommendation of "Blake Edwards: A Love Story in 24 Frames".