Zaza michel serrault thinks that he is no longer attractive to renato ugo tognazzi, and to make him jealous sets out to the local caf in magnificent dragwhere she is promptly picked up by a spy who is fleeing from enemy agents. The couple raised georges son the product of a youthful onenight. Tropez dragshow nightclub owned by georges and headlined by his longtime love albin. With christian clavier, didier bourdon, danieljean colloredo, jeanmarc coudert. Two sequels followed, one in 1980 and the other in 1985. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the films eponoymous. Drama is universal in its ability to touch the emotions and reactions of the viewer through what happens to the characters.
And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. The planet is ours where are we going with the global population soaring towards 9 billion people by 2050 current levels of meat and dairy consumption are not sustainable on our limited earth. Come as you are a gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiances rightwing moralistic parents. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. 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. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more.
One does not even require the translations across the bottom of the screen. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. 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. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. Zaza michel serrault thinks that he is no longer attractive to renato ugo tognazzi, and to make him jealous sets out to the local caf. In this case, the film was made in 1976 in the french language and still covers the same issues of tolerance and acceptance of race, creed, sexual orientation, and religion. As the weeks went on and the receipts piled higher, wider theatrical bookings followed. 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. Trending now this story has been shared 6,934 times. The original broadway production became an instant smash hit when it opened in 1983. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st.
Democrats say americans are paying for us president donald trumps slow coronavirus response with their lives. Not to mention the nonstop laughs this movie packs. Folles, however, is also a slang term for effeminate homosexuals queens. My own viewing of the film, twentythree years later on dvd, led me to ponder the highly variable nature of humor. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. Michel serrault and ugo tognazzi return in this zany espionage caper that has the two targeted by murderous enemy agents in an unforgettable crosscountry journey. Like the play upon which it is based, the film tells the story of a gay. 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.