La cage aux folles 2011 french film

See more ideas about harvey fierstein, cage and musical theatre broadway. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. Ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new york times. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids. 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. 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. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest.

Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the english. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new. In 1978 the play was then made into a movie also in. A version of this article appears in print on march 29, 2011, section c, page 2. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. Make sure you get this movie in french with english subtitles. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. They are trying to behave as straight men in order to please the parents of their future sons wife.