The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids.
They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the french. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. 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. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. The material, based on a 1973 french play and subsequent french movie, has been mainstreamed thanks to a 1996 hollywood remake called the birdcage starring robin williams and nathan. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its transvestite star, the fabulous zaza. 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 michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent.
Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. The material, based on a 1973 french play and subsequent french movie, has been mainstreamed thanks to a 1996 hollywood remake called the birdcage starring robin williams and nathan lane. I somehow got in the film was r rated and i looked about 14 and loved it. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar, and singer pro in a major transposable. Serraults highpitched nervous yelps punctuate the films comedy. The reason is through no fault of the original french filmmakers and actors, the american remake is one of the few films that did a good job of suiting it for american audiences. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. It shot on the charming, and surprisingly unspoilt, waterfront of sainttropez on the french riviera. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the films eponoymous. And nichols has two almighty weapons in his arsenal, in the form of williams and costar nathan lane. And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell.
The material, based on a 1973 french play and subsequent french movie, has been. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. It was funny, uplifting, gay positive and made me realize there is nothing wrong with. 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. But albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. 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.
With christian clavier, didier bourdon, daniel jean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. But the catch is that albin must marry a woman and produce a heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited.
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