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. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its. Nor is it set in the eponymous night club but in the apartment of georges and albin next door. The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight. I watched this after seeing the american version, and the differences between. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. 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. John partridge eastenders stars as the dazzling drag artiste albin, alongside adrian zmed tj hooker as georges. The characters in the american version are nearly exact duplicates of their french counterparts. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. 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.
With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. Director and choreographer matthew gardiner does not reinvent the classic show. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. But its also part of a bigger story, one in which a movie about two gay men living together as a.
The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. To ensure that the marriage goes off without a hitch, albin uses his skills as a drag performer to play mom for a meeting with the inlaws. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. I have also seen the american remake of this film the birdcage and i have to tell you that it doesnt even compare to the original. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. Saw the american remake long ago and dont care to see it again. 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. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry.
Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database. The jerry hermanharvey fierstein musical opened august 21, 1983 at the palace theatre. Was the good boys cast allowed to watch their rrated movie. Michel serrault and ugo tognazzi return in this zany espionage caper that has the two targeted by murderous enemy agents in an unforgettable crosscountry journey. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin. 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. However, it was even more hilarious than its american version. 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. 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.
He looks for no gimmicks, just to put his stamp on the production. So, while chelsom wound up with an empty, soulless, dispassionate attempted clone, nichols remake had its own unique spunk. Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. If you enjoy foreign films, and wish to see the basis for the birdcage, then purchase this one.
Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Het scenario is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige toneelstuk. This was unfortunate because that meant the plot was already familiar to me. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the films eponoymous. In 1996, an american remake titled the birdcage, directed by mike nichols and written by. In 1996, an american remake titled the birdcage, directed by mike nichols and written by elaine may, was released, relocated to south beach, miami, and stars robin williams and nathan lane. Go to the internet movie database laserdisc database buy posters from buy posters from moviegoods. It is impossible for me, having been exposed to the birdcage first, to not compare the. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell.
Jan 08, 2011 a madefortv film of a live production of a stage version in paris, not a musical though there is a bit of singing and dancing. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. I watched this after seeing the american version, and the differences between the. It began as a french stage play in 1973, spawned two sequels, became a broadway musical, and was later remade as the 1996 comedy the birdcage. Start your membership and discover thousands of movies and tv shows with prime video. High kick your way through a fabulous evening of cabaret. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent.
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