Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. In this comedy, a gay couple agree to pretend to be straight so that one of the mens son can introduce them to his fiancees conservative parents. 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. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. 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. On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin.
Fantasticks, the finding neverland broadway tryout boston 2014 finians rainbow first date follies kennedy. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. Two sequels followed, one in 1980 and the other in 1985. The new highdefinition transfer is presented in 1080p24hz. English dubbed versions are not near as funny and authentic as the original version. The birdcage is a hilarious movie about a happily married gay couple, forced to play straight for the marriage for.
Though generally pleasing the film looks like its a product of the 70s, specifically in the night club sequences. Jean poiret scripts on screen movie scripts and movie. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. Some additional scenes have been dubbed by different german actors more than 20 years. This version stars robin williams, gene hackman, nathan lane, dianne wiest. Make sure you get this movie in french with english subtitles. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. And i thought this one was a great remake, if not better. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay.
The wedding 1985 georges lautner, michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, antonella interlenghi, comedy. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. The birdcage is a hilarious movie about a happily married gay couple, forced to play straight for the marriage for armonds son and his conservative inlaws. 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. They are trying to behave as straight men in order to please the parents of their future sons wife. The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Even though it is a bit stereotypical, it was played with charm and energy and is absolutely irresistible. Armands dinner speech about the origins of guatamalan peasant stew is longer in the tv version and he refills the guests bowls while explaining that the stew is the main course. 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. I have wanted to watch the original for a long time as it is so well spoken of. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous.