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. A breakout arthouse smash worldwide, this warmhearted cult comedy of manners won best. We adore our victims and they know it, he told afp in 2011. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. Younger gay audiences are probably more familiar with the 1996 remake, the birdcage, but they owe it to themselves to check out the original french film because it is one of the true masterpieces of screen comedy. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it focuses on a gay couple. Michou, the blue man of paris nightlife, dead at 88 france 24. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean poiret, it tells the.
Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Folles definition of folles by the free dictionary. As the weeks went on and the receipts piled higher, wider theatrical bookings followed. And an extraordinary and beautiful work, i enjoyed to play at the piano and sing. But the catch is albin must marry a woman and produce an heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited. Georges, the manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and albin, his romantic partner and star attraction, and the farcical adventures that ensue when georgess son, jeanmichel. Georges is the suave owner of a glitzy drag club on the french riviera. 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. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her. 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. A trailblazer who established drag cabaret in france, michou.
Very complete vocal score, with all details of the orchestration on the piano lines. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. Multiple links are listed since a different versions exist and b many scripts posted become unavailable over time. French cabaret director michel georges alfred catty, also known as michou. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Two sequels followed, one in 1980 and the other in 1985. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. I havent checked them but they were reported as they are not grammatically perfect, but good enough for use. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, antonella interlenghi, saverio vallone. The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st.
Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. Heather lindell replaced elena shaddow in the role of anne on april 5, 2011. Based on the 1973 french play of the same name by jean. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. Return of xander cage xxx il ritorno di xander cage 2017 h264 italian english ac3 5. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. Michou, the blue man of paris nightlife, dead at 88. Return of xander cage xxx il ritorno di xander cage 2017 h264 italian english ac3 5 1 sub ita eng icvmircrew. 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. The planet is ours where are we going with the global population soaring towards 9 billion people by 2050 current levels of meat and dairy consumption are not sustainable on our limited earth.
Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids. Make sure you get this movie in french with english subtitles.
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