The translation of the title is the cage of madwomenor fools. The movie has original scenes that were explored in a different manner from the 90s version. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new york times. Based on jean poirets work of the same name, the upcoming production will mark the shows english language world premiere, with translation by simon callow and direction by jez bond.
Italian actor ugo tognazzi and french actor michel serrault on the. Before august of 2014, there was only one thing missing from san franciscos bustling theatre scene. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. There was also an american film entitled the birdcage. The nightclub owner is played by ugo tognazzi, that grizzled italian. Official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48. Guitar, pianokeyboard, vocal sheet music book by jerry herman.
It dared to turn the love that dare not speak its name into a tender love story strong on family values and was staged with dazzlingly befeathered and bewigged drag queens. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. Zaza michel serrault thinks that he is no longer attractive to renato ugo tognazzi, and to make him jealous sets out to the local caf. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. First, there was a french comedy written in 1973 by jean poiret. It quickly grew on me, although i would still say that it has not aged as well as many other films of the 70s. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time.
Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us. Italys ugo tognazzi and gallic michel serrault are the most inspiring and oddest couple to appear on screen since jack lemmon and walter matthau, and just as. In a move to make his partner, renato, jealous, the flamboyant albin waits in a local cafe dressed as a woman hoping to be picked up. Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively been producing works for television. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Each season, the company presents both classic and new works that may include tonywinning pieces and world premieres. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Since this farce about a gay couple upending the bluenoses who inadvertently stumble into their freewheeling transvestitenightclub world is without question one of the most durable of all comedies, its life spanning thirty years of sequels and spinoffs, including a broadway musical, with no sign of letting.
Aragones catala cestina english espanol francais magyar bahasa indonesia italiano latina nederlands. The fiancee has passed them off as a respected cultural attache for the italian embassy and a catholic housewifemother of six. Ein kafig voller narren franzosischer originaltitel. On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. Critically acclaimed comedy about a gay male couple preparing for a visit by ones son, his fiancee and her father, the morals commissioner of france. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. But albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. French actor michel serrault and italian actor ugo tognazzi in the film il vizietto ii 1980. The song was cut from the show and replaced with comedy tonight. Account profile download center microsoft store support returns order. French actor michel serrault plays gaetan and robert wellson in claude zidis 1985 movie les rois. When italian producer marcello danon acquired the film rights, the. 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. He says he was forced to rewrite tognazzis french dialogue to match his lips speaking in italian and bring in a french voice actor to redub the lines. Love this movie had the vhs copy of it, and years later, dvd version. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very. Download the drop a hint site key to send a hint to a friend with a personal gift suggestion. Feb 23, 2014 official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents.
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