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. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with. Enter bay area musicals, the new organization built by theatre veterans to celebrate the rich world of musicals. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. Aragones catala cestina english espanol francais magyar bahasa indonesia italiano latina nederlands. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault.
Ein kafig voller narren franzosischer originaltitel. 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. 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. 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. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us. 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. French actor michel serrault plays gaetan and robert wellson in claude zidis 1985 movie les rois. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. When italian producer marcello danon acquired the film rights, the. The nightclub owner is played by ugo tognazzi, that grizzled italian.
Account profile download center microsoft store support returns order. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. D crisis with a groundbreaking musical entertainment. Love this movie had the vhs copy of it, and years later, dvd version. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. Each season, the company presents both classic and new works that may include tonywinning pieces and world premieres. Download the drop a hint site key to send a hint to a friend with a personal gift suggestion. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new york times. I had seen the birdcage years ago but barely remembered it.
There was also an american film entitled the birdcage. 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. Before august of 2014, there was only one thing missing from san franciscos bustling theatre scene. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean. Italian actor ugo tognazzi and french actor michel serrault on the. Feb 23, 2014 official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. First, there was a french comedy written in 1973 by jean poiret. The fiancee has passed them off as a respected cultural attache for the italian embassy and a catholic housewifemother of six. 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. 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.
Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. 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. The song was cut from the show and replaced with comedy tonight. Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost exclusively been producing works for television. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48. Official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents.
On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. The translation of the title is the cage of madwomenor fools. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. 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.
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