Blake Edwards at 100

Although best known as a maker of comedies, the great American filmmaker Blake Edwards, who was born in Tulsa, Okla., in 1922 and died in 2010, consistently toggled between genres. His filmography includes such entries as the candid alcoholism drama “Days of Wine and Roses” (1962), the grand autumnal western “Wild Rovers” (1971), and the passionate romance among spies “The Tamarind Seed” (1974). Edwards resolved the tension between his antic instincts and dramatic aspirations with beautifully realized mature works, including “10” (1979) and “Victor/Victoria” (1982).