The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. Official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. The film is based on a longrunning play in paris, and its a hit all over europe. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Peter pan live full performance phantom of the opera, the norm lewis 1st show sierra boggess, norm lewis. One of the most successful foreign films ever shown in the u. I have also seen the american remake of this film the birdcage and i have to tell you that it. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its transvestite star, the fabulous zaza. Not only it is funnier than the more well known american. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. This film is far better than the watered down american remake why cant they.
But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. 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 in magnificent dragwhere she is promptly picked up by a spy who is fleeing from enemy agents. Ward, kathleen conry, shanon orrock, james patterson.
The story begins with renato and zaza, two guys that are gay and live together. Before there was the popular movie the birdcage, there was the tony award winning, smash. Trending now this story has been shared 33,984 times. Het scenario is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige toneelstuk. High kick your way through a fabulous evening of cabaret. In the american version he was cleancut and ivy league here the son in full 1970s look long hair included.
Armand and the eclectic community of south beach, florida, who have raised a straight son. Not to discredit robbin williams and nathan lanes attempt. Feb 23, 2014 official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. 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. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancees rightwing moralistic parents. Tognazzi has a son from a former marriage who is engaged to the daughter of a.
Renato owns a drag night club, and zaza is a female impersonator and star at the night club. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. 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. The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight. This film is far better than the watered down american remake why cant they leave perfection alone. Lee roy reams, george mcdaniel, ray reinhardt, steven x.
In 1996, an american remake titled the birdcage, directed by mike nichols and written by. Some individuals have actually downloaded this comedy movie and also enjoyed it. Welcome to rmusicalscripts, a place to share scripts and libretti for musicals. When the frenchitalian film adaptation of jean poirets play became a big box office hit in the late 70s, it was a conventional farce with a typically gallic twist, the old sonof. 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. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Click on the photos to download a high resolution image. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. A wild comedy that insists you dont have to be a woman to be a mother. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. The manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple.
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