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La Cage aux Folles ([la kaʒ o fɔl], also released as Birds of a Feather) is a 1978 comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro, based on Jean Poiret's 1973 play of the same name. It stars Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault as a gay couple operating a drag nightclub in a French resort town, Rémi Laurent as the former's son, and Michel Galabru and ...
May 13, 1979 · La Cage aux Folles: Directed by Édouard Molinaro. With Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent. The manager of a Saint-Tropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple.
La Cage aux Folles is a fine French-Italian farce with flamboyant, charming characters and deep laughs. Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault) are happy that their son, Laurent...
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"La Cage aux Folles" are "birds of a feather," which are precisely and hilariously what do not flock together in this wonderful comedy from France. It's about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in St. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces he's going to marry . . . a girl!
La Cage Aux Folles. 1979 · 1 hr 37 min. R. Comedy · Drama. 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 cross-dressing and chaos!
A breakout art-house smash in America, Edouard Molinaro’s La Cage aux Folles inspired a major Broadway musical and the blockbuster remake The Birdcage. But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there’s nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie.
Jun 24, 2021 · La Cage Aux Folles (1979) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios. When Laurent (Rémi Laurent) returns to St. Tropez, he reveals to his father, Renato (Ugo Tognazzi), that his new fiancé and her...
Screenplay. Reviews. Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.
Oct 21, 2002 · Filmed on location in Saint-Tropez, La Cage Aux Folles (translation: The Mad Cage) is the story of a gay couple that own a nightclub famous for its flamboyant drag queens and cabaret shows. When the son of one of the men gets engaged, the couple must disguise their alternative lifestyle from their stuffy, conservative future in-laws.
A breakout art-house smash, Edouard Molinaro’s La Cage aux Folles inspired a major Broadway musical and a blockbuster remake. But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there’s nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie.
