Nov 16, 2015 madcap comedy in a gown see more ideas about cage, musical theatre and film. Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. Met ugo tognazzi, michel serrault en claire maurier. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. However, folles is also a slang term for effeminate homosexuals queens. See more ideas about harvey fierstein, cage and musical theatre broadway. In 198687, thousands of people were dying from hivaids and there was little hope of treatment. The original soundtrack from the film il vizietto composed by ennio morricone. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. Dan futterman, calista flockhart, hank azaria, and christine baranski appear in supporting roles. The film was not without interest for gays and lesbians, especially transvestitesand it stirred some controversy among more.
A moins davoir vecu dans une grotte durant votre enfance ou votre adolescence, vous connaissez sans nul doute cette comedie culte du cinema francais des. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. 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.
The original french production premiered at the theatre du palaisroyal on 1 february 1973 and ran for almost 1,800. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. To find out more about the films sexual politics and. Despite this film being a french farce with incredibly broad characters that at times feel like caricatures, there are plenty of times where they actually feel like theres a depth to them. Deux gays vivant a st tropez voient leurs vies bouleversees quand le fils dun dentre e. One should not miss this classic expose of trans sexual entertainment. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. French films of 1978 at the internet movie database. The novelty of such sexual innuendos was rare in 1978 when this picture was released. On the new front is a set of three films by italian neorealist roberto. In 1978 the play was then made into a movie also in.