Lee roy reams, george mcdaniel, ray reinhardt, steven x. 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. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. After albert and armand have discussed the upcoming marriage with val, there is a scene where the cake albert had ordered earlier is delivered. However, he was unable to secure the rights to the film and was forced to settle for the rights to the original play only. Ward, kathleen conry, shanon orrock, james patterson. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. Albin and georgess son fathered by georges in a longago, one. Michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, michel galabru genre. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. True, he is meant to be 20 and innocent and naive, but in the french film, laurent comes across as being closer to 15, making his initial entrance when. The birdcage, 1996 american film adapted from the play.
East west players, david henry hwang theatre, 120 judge john aiso st. Het scenario is gebaseerd op het gelijknamige toneelstuk 1973 van jean poiret. Not only it is funnier than the more well known american remake the birdcage but it is just a better movie in my opinion. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. Though pokily staged up to its final act, it manages some real laughs. But the catch is albin must marry a woman and produce an heir within a year or the whole inheritance will be forfeited. In the november 12, 1998 abctv network airing of the birdcage 1996, approximately minutes of added footage was restored to the film. Kelsey grammer and douglas hodge on broadway the new york times.
The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, antonella interlenghi, saverio vallone. I watched this after seeing the american version, and the differences between the films were interesting to watch. The start of this film was somewhat boring and depressing but with the commencement of the espionage angle it. That being said, i rented the movie digitally from. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Ben forster rocky horror show live screening playhouse theatre, september 17, 2015. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry.