La cage aux folles 1979 french movie

This is the original film the birdcage was made from, if your into subtitles it is a much funnier film, the characters are so delightfully ridiculous you will howl. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her. 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. Sure, its tough to keep up with subtitles at times, and yes, sometimes the translations are lacking the depth the filmaker intends to. This material still shows its age as it did even in the 1979 french language version but it has been tarted up with giddy ingenuity. In the 1979 film, they were put in a tizzy when rantos son from his defunct marriage showed up. One of the most successful comedies of all time, this best foreign film award winner inspired the birdcage and stars michel serrault and ugo tognazzi as. The film, based on a play by jean poiret, was a wildly successful venture, ultimately earning over forty million, spawning two. I can barely contain myself from bursting into laughter at just. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it tells the story of a gay couple, georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin, his. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault.

But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. In the november 12, 1998 abctv network airing of the birdcage 1996, approximately minutes of added footage was restored to the film. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Hes been living with albin, the revues star, for 20 years. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very. Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. Of all the versions, imitations, and sequels, the first 1978 french picture is the best and funniest, a fresh look at machoism and drag queens.

Offered by kirby mcdaniel movieart of austin, texas. His planned title was adam and yves, a play on both adam and eve and a slogan used by some antigay groups. The screenings mark the 40th anniversary of the american release in 1979, as well as noting lgbtq pride month, and the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots. In 1978 the play was then made into a movie also in. Theres some really funny scenes here, but theres also a.

Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. The film is saved from becoming an exercise in silliness by the heartfelt characterizations of the gay nightclub owners. Lgbtq 1979 1 hr 31 min available on itunes two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. I cannot believe how hilarious this movie turned out. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest.

Local drag club star albin michel serrault marketing in st. Sep 29, 2012 two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. Younger gay audiences are probably more familiar with the 1996 remake, the birdcage, but they owe it to themselves to check out the original french film because it is one of the true masterpieces of screen comedy. Tropez nightclub where the chief attraction is a drag act performed by his lover, serrault. 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. One of the most successful comedies of all time, this best foreign film award winner inspired the birdcage and stars michel serrault and ugo tognazzi as two partners torn between crossdressing and chaos. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. American audiences tend to resist foreign films for some good reasons. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st.