Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. In new york, the movie ran for well over a year at the 68th street playhouse cinema. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. It began as a french stage play in 1973, spawned two sequels, became a broadway musical, and was later remade as the 1996 comedy the birdcage. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. The songs ooze charm, romance and melodies that are impossible to get out of your head. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancees rightwing moralistic parents. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids.
Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. When the french italian film adaptation of jean poirets play became a big box office hit in the late 70s, it was a conventional farce with a typically gallic twist, the old sonof. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the film s eponoymous. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Le bonheur des dupre telefilm francais tf1 2011 duration. The original french play ran for 1800 performances, from 1973 to 1978, at the theatre du palaisroyal in paris. We dont have an article named film lacageauxfolles, exactly. Jean poiret play, francis veber screenplay, edouard molinaro screenplay, marcello danon screenplay, jean poiret screenplay actors.
It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell. I liked this when first came out in the eighties and have to say it has aged well the songs still sound great and not dated. One of the most successful comedies of all time, this best foreign film award winner inspired the birdcage and stars. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name.
Nightclub owner renato and his transvestite companionlover albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm. Serraults highpitched nervous yelps punctuate the films comedy. Make sure you get this movie in french with english subtitles. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Both an enormously comical farce and a touchingly story, the bittersweet musical asks audiences to view things from a different angle. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. Ugo tognazzi michel serrault claire maurier remi laurent. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. Ein kafig voller narren franzosischer originaltitel. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. To ensure that the marriage goes off without a hitch, albin uses his skills as a drag performer to play mom for a meeting with the inlaws. High kick your way through a fabulous evening of cabaret. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st.
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