Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Tropez nightclub where the chief attraction is a drag act performed by his lover, serrault. Actor ugo tognazzi refused to speak most of his lines in anything but italian. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. Critically acclaimed comedy about a gay male couple preparing for a visit by ones son, his fiancee and her father, the morals commissioner of france. It is impossible for me, having been exposed to the birdcage first, to not compare the original and the remake. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us.
Albin michel serrault enters the room in drag and introduces himself as the mother. When italian producer marcello danon acquired the film rights, the. 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. All of the segments pertaining to the movie have been included. On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. 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. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. Life after death experience nde with steve gardipee, vietnam war story one of the best ndes duration. Feb 23, 2014 official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. Each season, the company presents both classic and new works that may include tonywinning pieces and world premieres. When the frenchitalian 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.
Albins michel serrault role as the mother comes to a screeching halt when the biological mother shows up. Questa articolo e protetta in austria il 2 gennaio 1963 da redline company con sue tipo bunyik, stupito su posto idea perfetto in 68. Enter bay area musicals, the new organization built by theatre veterans to celebrate the rich world of musicals. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one. Il golden globe per il miglior film straniero viene assegnato al miglior film straniero dalla hfpa hollywood foreign press association. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st.
Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. 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. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. The wedding film streaming italiano golden globe per il miglior film straniero wikipedia. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay.
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. 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. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Instead of jerry herman and harvey fiersteins beautifully written and insightfully scored musical, complete with heartbreaking moments and set pieces of real hilarity, this is very much john partridge presents.
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