La cage aux folles 1979 french film 1978

They are trying to behave as straight men in order to please the parents of their future sons wife. In 1978 the play was then made into a movie also in. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. Danny arnold, who in 1979 pitched the concept of a weekly series about a gay couple similar to the one in the film to abc. Sep 29, 2012 two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. Avec michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, michel galabru, claire maurier, remi laurent. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent, carmen scarpitta, benny luke, luisa maneri, michel galabru, venantino. 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. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. List of french films of 1978 jump to navigation jump to search. A frenchitalian film of the same name was made in 1978 and an american film adaptation of the play called the birdcage was.

Jan 24, 2009 they are trying to behave as straight men in order to please the parents of their future sons wife. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. However, he was unable to secure the rights to the film and was forced to settle for the rights to the original play only. Like the play, the film tells the story of a gay couple renato baldi. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles.

Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. 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. Molinaro was active as a director until a few years before his death, although he had almost. Here you will find unforgettable moments, scenes, and lines from all your favorite films. Like the play, the film tells the story of a gay couple renato baldi ugo tognazzi, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the. 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. One should not miss this classic expose of trans sexual entertainment. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. The novelty of such sexual innuendos was rare in 1978 when this picture was released. To find out more about the film s sexual politics and. The film, based on a play by jean poiret, was a wildly successful venture, ultimately earning over forty million, spawning two.