Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Nor is it set in the eponymous night club but in the apartment of georges and albin next door. 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. The writer and star of the original play, jean poiret, was barely involved. 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. 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. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. Camp dragqueen farce that scored big in the seventies, before being. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent.
In 198687, thousands of people were dying from hivaids and there was little hope of treatment. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. Dan futterman, calista flockhart, hank azaria, and christine baranski appear in supporting roles. 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. Its a funny movie in general, but he really makes it funny. In the november 12, 1998 abctv network airing of the birdcage 1996, approximately minutes of added footage was restored to the film.
The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. 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. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. 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 lighthearted musical centers on georges and his lover albin who stars at their st. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. 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 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.
After twenty years of unwedded bliss, georges and his partner albin face the hardest challenge of their relationship, yet. Renato ugo tognazzi owns a popular nightclub and is the longtime lover of zaza michel serrault, a female impersonator who is the clubs main attraction. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. After twenty years of unwedded bliss georges and albin, two men partnered for betterorworse get a bit of both when georges son fathered during a onenight fling announces. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Music and lyrics by jerry herman, book by harvey fierstein director cecelia wingate. 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. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. Thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet.
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