With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. Account profile download center microsoft store support returns order tracking store locations. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. One moment youre congratulating the film for its sophisticated and normalising depictions of gay existence, and the next youre thrown another crass and tasteless bum joke. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids director. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. After twenty years of bliss, georges and albin, two men partnered for betterorworse, get a bit of both when georges son announces his impending marriage to the daughter of an ultraconservative politician.
It is the film upon which bird cage with robin williams is featured. One of the most successful foreign films ever shown in the u. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. 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. Michel serrault and ugo tognazzi return in this zany espionage caper that has the two targeted by murderous enemy. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it tells the story of a gay couple, georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin, his. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo.
Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. After albert and armand have discussed the upcoming marriage with val, there is a scene where the cake albert had ordered earlier is delivered. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5.
Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Theatre du palaisroyal on 1 february 1973 and ran for almost 1,800 performances. In the november 12, 1998 abctv network airing of the birdcage 1996, approximately minutes of added footage was restored to the film. Though pokily staged up to its final act, it manages some real laughs. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at.
One of the most successful comedies of all time, this best foreign film award winner inspired the birdcage and stars. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, antonella interlenghi, saverio vallone. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. This movie did not win any important film awards, but i managed to stay awake for most of it. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. 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. 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. Serraults highpitched nervous yelps punctuate the films comedy. But the catch is albin must marry a woman and produce an heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited. Ein kafig voller narren franzosischer originaltitel.