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Opening on Broadway in 1983, La Cage broke barriers for gay representation by becoming the first hit Broadway musical centered on a homosexual relationship. The show's act one finale "I Am What I Am" received praise as a "gay anthem" and has been widely recorded.
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.
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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.
"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!
The ensuing clash unravels truth and consequences with heartwarming grace. Gorgeous and funny, La Cage aux Folles has been delighting audiences since its Broadway première in 1983, when it won six Tony Awards, including Best Musical.
Rent La cage aux folles on Prime Video, Apple TV, or buy it on Prime Video, Apple TV. La Cage aux Folles is a fine French-Italian farce with flamboyant, charming characters and...
La Cage aux Folles ( [la kaʒ o fɔl], "The Cage of Madwomen") is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret [1] centering on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner.
Jun 24, 2021 · When Laurent (Rémi Laurent) returns to St. Tropez, he reveals to his father, Renato (Ugo Tognazzi), that his new fiancé and her family are on their way over for dinner. This meeting of families ...
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.
La Cage Aux Folles. In this delightful farce, Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault), a couple who runs a drag club in St. Tropez, put on the performance of a lifetime to conceal their flamboyant lifestyle from their son's ultraconservative future in-laws. 1,141 IMDb 7.2 1 h 36 min 1979. R.
