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La Cage Aux Folles Details

1979 Certificate 15
  • Rated:
  • 70
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Chaos ensues when a gay man attempts to pose as straight for the benefit of his son's future in-laws. Renato owns a popular nightclub and his long-time lover Zaza, is a female impersonator and the club's star attraction. Unfortunately, Renato's son, Laurent has not told his future father-in-law, an important figure in a .. Read more

Starring Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier
Director Edouard Molinaro
Genres Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema

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La Cage Aux Folles

Chaos ensues when a gay man attempts to pose as straight for the benefit of his son's future in-laws. Renato owns a popular nightclub and his long-time lover Zaza, is a female impersonator and the club's star attraction. Unfortunately, Renato's son, Laurent has not told his future father-in-law, an important figure in a conservative political organization about his unconventional family. But Renato finds his familiar habits, and those of the even more flamboyant Zaza, getting in the way of their charade. Zaza then comes up with what he thinks is an ideal solution: he'll dress in drag and pose as Renato's wife.

Starring Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent
Director Edouard Molinaro
Studio MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate 15
Genres Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema
Language DVD: French
Dubbed English, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired English, German
Subtitles DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
Released DVD: 01 Jul 2002
Production year: 1979
Format DVD
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  • 7 out of 8 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Top-mark French black-comedy.

    The best way to describe La Cage Aux Folles is kind of a mixture between Cabaret and Yes Minister. It's significantly more entertaining than most other trite and banal French cinematic offerings, and I actually preferred it to more recent productions such as Delicatessen and Belleville Rendezvous.

      • Alexander Gener from Blackheath, London, UK
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  • 4 out of 4 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    A French classic. This was yet another French film to be copied by the Americans - it became "The Bird Cage", but I prefer the original.

      • Lisa#18 from CLITHEROE
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