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Opening on Broadway in 1983, La Cage broke barriers for gay representation by becoming the first hit Broadway musical centered on a homosexual relationship. The show's act one finale "I Am What I Am" received praise as a "gay anthem" and has been widely recorded.
- Harvey Fierstein
- 2010
La Cage aux Folles ([la kaʒ o fɔl], also released as Birds of a Feather) is a 1978 comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro, based on Jean Poiret's 1973 play of the same name. It stars Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault as a gay couple operating a drag nightclub in a French resort town, Rémi Laurent as the former's son, and Michel ...
May 13, 1979 · A French comedy about a gay couple who run a drag club in Saint-Tropez and face a crisis when their son's fiancée and her conservative parents visit them. The film was a huge success in the US and inspired a remake, The Birdcage.
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- Comedy
- Édouard Molinaro
- 1979-05-13
Jun 24, 2021 · When Laurent (Rémi Laurent) returns to St. Tropez, he reveals to his father, Renato (Ugo Tognazzi), that his new fiancé and her family are on their way over for dinner. This meeting of families ...
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La Cage aux Folles ([la kaʒ o fɔl], "The Cage of Madwomen") is a 1973 French farce by Jean Poiret centering on confusion that ensues when Laurent, the son of a Saint Tropez night club owner and his gay lover, brings his fiancée's ultraconservative parents for dinner.
La Cage aux folles est une pièce de théâtre de Jean Poiret créée au théâtre du Palais-Royal le 1 er février 1973 dans une mise en scène par Pierre Mondy avec Jean Poiret et Michel Serrault dans les rôles principaux.
A classic French comedy about a gay couple who pretend to be straight for their son's fiancée's parents. Watch the restored film with interviews, trailers, and an essay by David Ehrenstein.
