La cage aux folles 1979 download french movie

Birdcage shows growth in older audiences power the new. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Orignal french version of the bird cage this french movie made me love the drag culture when i was only a kid. The movie has original scenes that were explored in a different manner from the 90s version. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. Download the drop a hint site key to send a hint to a friend with a personal gift suggestion. Tropez nightclub where the chief attraction is a drag act performed by his lover, serrault.

The wall street journal,this wildly hilarious independent film journal french farce is. 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. Serraults highpitched nervous yelps punctuate the films comedy. Charming and frothy, the movie proves to be about as tame as any oldfashioned bedroom farce, which of course went a long way toward allowing it to be embraced by americans who generally steered. While the premise may seem somewhat precious, its execution is nearly flawless. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. I love the american version, the bird cage too with robin williams and nathan lane but i dont see it in the watch now section. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. 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. Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. This material still shows its age as it did even in the 1979 french language version but it has been tarted up with giddy ingenuity.

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. In new york, the movie ran for well over a year at the 68th street playhouse. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married.

Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. My first viewing was back in 1979, when i was a closeted senior in college, and it was the first film that i had ever seen that treated the subject of homosexuality with sympathy. In this version robin williams plays the gay owner of a florida nightclub who learns his straight son dan futterman is coming home and is engaged to be married. When the french italian 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. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry.

Local drag club star albin michel serrault marketing in st. And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell. The film, based on a play by jean poiret, was a wildly successful venture, ultimately earning over forty million, spawning two. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the film s eponoymous. The screenings mark the 40th anniversary of the american release in 1979, as well as noting lgbtq pride month, and the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots. However, he was unable to secure the rights to the film and was forced to settle for the rights to the original play only. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. Theres some really funny scenes here, but theres also a. One of the most successful foreign films ever shown in the u. See the article in its original context from may, 1979, page 0. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. One of the most successful comedies of all time, this best foreign film award winner inspired the birdcage and stars michel serrault and ugo tognazz.