Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. 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. It is the film upon which bird cage with robin williams is featured. Enter bay area musicals, the new organization built by theatre veterans to celebrate the rich world of musicals. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. One should not miss this classic expose of trans sexual entertainment. 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. On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. Michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru, paola borboni, benny luke, giovanni vettorazzo, glauco onorato. The novelty of such sexual innuendos was rare in 1978 when this picture was released. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st.
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. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru, paola borboni, benny luke, giovanni vettorazzo, glauco. But behind the curtains of this sparkling extravaganza, all may be about to change. 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. 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. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Cage ii seems to have set social significance aside, for the most part, and then panders to the funny bone to get laughs, albeit good ones. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its.
Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Before august of 2014, there was only one thing missing from san franciscos bustling theatre scene. 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. 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. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. Both i and ii were are trailblazers in the gay movement around the world well, perhaps not so much in uganda, nigeria, or kenya or in some mideastern countries, alas. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. 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. British actorsinger douglas hodge was allowed to repeat his performance as albinzaza, the female impersonator, while the part of his more butch life partner georges was given to american tv star kelsey grammer. 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. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. 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. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. Tropez homosexuals ugo tognazzi, michel serrault unwittingly have the microfilm a spy ring wants.
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