La cage aux folles 2011 french movie american

The 1978 adaptation was itself remade into the american version in 1996 the birdcage starring robin williams, the openly gay owner of the birdcage, a drag club in miami. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it tells the story of a gay couple, georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin, his. What are the reactions of the gay community to the movie. Trending now this story has been shared 3,843 times. Kelsey grammer will star in north american premiere of the. 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.

In 1996, noted stage and film director mike nichols the graduate reunited with his old. One of the most successful foreign films ever shown in the u. Bridges the national high school musical theatre awards kids night on broadway the american theatre wings tony awards viva broadway. Not only did robin williams, nathan lane, and gene hackman pull off a superb drag show, but it brought certain. The basic premise is that a young man, laurent, who has been raised by his father, renato and renatos business partner and lover, albin, has fallen in love and wants to get married. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the english. In the november 12, 1998 abctv network airing of the birdcage 1996, approximately minutes of added footage was restored to the film. Dinner for schmucks 2010 paul rudd is invited to a party where each of his cruel colleagues brings the biggest loser he can find. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell. In 1978 the play was then made into a movie also in french, not to be confused with the birdcage which was an american movie released in 1996. Originally a french stage play written by jean poiret that debuted in 1973, a francoitalian movie adaptation was released in 1978 which garnered two sequels and was eventually.

Having just unearthed a precious vinyl record, a middleaged dentist needs one hour of peace to enjoy the rare album. Theres gay individuals and each of us will react differently to the movie. Indeed, some people may already be experiencing that sense of familiarity with the man with one red shoe. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. Somehow, the whole movie appears funnier in its original french even though i dont speak french. Jerry hermans musical, based on the french play of the same name, is the story of a flamboyant gay couple who must pretend to be straight for one night with. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. 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 have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the film s eponoymous. The american version, diabolique, featured sharon stone and french. Of all the versions, imitations, and sequels, the first 1978 french picture is. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo.