An international comedy sensation based on a successful French stage play, La Cage aux Folles depicts the farcical chaos that results when a gay man attempts to pose as straight for the benefit of his son's future in-laws. Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) owns a popular nightclub and is the long-time lover of Zaza (Michel Serrault), a .. Read more
| Starring | Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier |
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| Director | Edouard Molinaro |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
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An international comedy sensation based on a successful French stage play, La Cage aux Folles depicts the farcical chaos that results when a gay man attempts to pose as straight for the benefit of his son's future in-laws. Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) owns a popular nightclub and is the long-time lover of Zaza (Michel Serrault), a female impersonator who is the club's main attraction. Unfortunately, Renato's son Laurent (Remy Laurent) has told none of this to his future father-in-law, an important figure in a morally conservative political organization. Not wanting to ruin his son's chance of happiness, Renato agrees to pose as a straight man, but he finds his familiar habits, and those of the even more flamboyant Zaza, getting in the way at every turn. Zaza is the one who comes up with what he thinks is an ideal solution: he'll dress in drag and pose as Renato's wife. Naturally, the plan does not pan out as expected. La Cage aux Folles' pleasant, unthreatening comic sensibility attracted a large mainstream audience in both Europe and the United States, which was at the time unusual for a film with a homosexual theme. Indeed, the film was popular enough to inspire two remakes: a stage musical and, nearly two decades later, the Hollywood comedy The Birdcage with Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, and Gene Hackman.~ Judd Blaise, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent |
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| Director | Edouard Molinaro |
| Studio | MGM ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 27 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Comedy, Gay/Lesbian, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French LOVEFiLM Instant: French |
| Dubbed | English, German, Italian, Spanish |
| Hearing-impaired | English, German |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 1979 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 04 Dec 2010 To Rent: DVD: 01 Jul 2002 |
| Watch now | £2.49 |
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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 ... read more »
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Acceptance of self and others
Pleasantly surprised by the film. I laughed out loud almost throughout. Michel Serrault (who died in 2007) was a great actor and a very funny man indeed. He ... read more »
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Absolute Rubbish !
After reading some of the reviews I thought I would enjoy this film. How wrong I was; this film is dated and not even funny. The acting is over the top camp and... read more »
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Don't be put off by subtitles
This is a simple plot. The same as the West End musical, but without the songs. For those who don't know, a boy has been brought up by two male parents ... read more »
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