They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. I havent checked them but they were reported as they are not grammatically perfect, but good enough for use. But albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Subtitles are sorted by relevance for searching keywords. Two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. After albert and armand have discussed the upcoming marriage with val, there is a scene where the cake albert had ordered earlier is delivered. At times some of the characters came across as uncomfortably angry rather than comedy angry. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. Tropez night club named cage aux folle george runs it and albion is its.
They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. 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. 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. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime at opensubtitles. 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. Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri.
The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight. Visitors of subtitlesbank have given a rating of 5. Tropez nightclub where the chief attraction is a drag act performed by his lover, serrault. As the weeks went on and the receipts piled higher, wider theatrical bookings followed. On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. Two sequels followed, one in 1980 and the other in 1985. The new highdefinition transfer is presented in 1080p24hz. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st.
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. If you want to start a film lacageauxfolles page, just click the edit button above. Subtitles of different languages may be downloaded for free as a. Download this subtitles from our download location, see more details bellow. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. Official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. 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. To ensure that the marriage goes off without a hitch, albin uses his skills as a drag performer to play mom for a meeting. I have wanted to watch the original for a long time as it is so well spoken of.
English dubbed two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very. Though generally pleasing the film looks like its a product of the 70s, specifically in the night club sequences. When renting this video, make sure you rent the version with subtitles, not the inferior english dubbed. Jerry herman biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Make sure you get this movie in french with english subtitles. Feb 23, 2014 official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. In the november 12, 1998 abctv network airing of the birdcage 1996, approximately minutes of added footage was restored to the film.