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. The birdcage is a hilarious movie about a happily married gay couple, forced to play straight for the marriage for armonds son and his conservative inlaws. It is directed by edouard molinaro and stars michel serrault as albin stage name zaza, the female impersonator star of a gay nightclub revue, and ugo tognazzi as renato, his partner of over 20 years. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, antonella interlenghi, saverio vallone. 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. 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. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. As the weeks went on and the receipts piled higher, wider theatrical bookings followed. The basic premise is that a young man, laurent, who has been raised by his father, renato and renatos business partner and lover, albin, has fallen in love and wants to get. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids.
They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her. Two sequels followed, one in 1980 and the other in 1985. 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. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. Its a funny movie in general, but he really makes it funny. Non english language movies a list of 202 titles created 08 sep 2017 hbtq lgbt. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Movies were movies look what happened to mabel i wont send roses wherever. Jan 25, 2010 after son laurent remi laurent turns up and announces his impending nuptials, transvestitenightclub owner renato ugo tognazzi and his dragqueen star attraction, albin michel serrault.
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. The basic premise is that a young man, laurent, who has been raised by his father, renato and renatos business partner and lover, albin, has fallen in love and wants to get married. For his contribution to live theatre, gene barry received a star on the hollywood walk of fame at. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. They are trying to behave as straight men in order to please the parents of their future sons wife. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. 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. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles.
French language with yellow english subtitles, miramax dvd, release. Wikipedia, lexilogos, larousse dictionary, le robert, oxford, grevisse. Theres some really funny scenes here, but theres also a. Tyler perry, lions gate home entertainment dvd, release. The birdcage is a 1996 american comedy film directed by mike nichols, adapted by elaine may, and starring robin williams, gene hackman, nathan lane, and dianne wiest. But the catch is albin must marry a woman and produce an heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited. 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.
Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new york times. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Barry was nominated for a tony award for his portrayal of georges in cage. Tyler perrys, diary of a mad black woman, the movie, widescreen, starring. Dan futterman, calista flockhart, hank azaria, and christine baranski appear in supporting roles. In 1978 the play was then made into a movie also in.
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