One of the most successful foreign films ever shown in the u. List of englishlanguage films with previous foreign. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married.
A spy plants a capsule of microfilm on albin and from then on spies and government agents pursue him. Albin and renato travel to italy to hide at renatos mothers farm. 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 fiancees rightwing moralistic parents. This list includes both englishlanguage films that were based on previously released foreignlanguage films and those that were not based on any previous film, but merely share a common source material. American audiences may like the remake better because the. In 1996, an american remake titled the birdcage, directed by mike nichols and written. When the french italian film adaptation of jean poirets play became a big box office hit in the late 70s, it was a conventional farce with a typically gallic twist, the old sonof. Younger gay audiences are probably more familiar with the 1996 remake, the birdcage, but they owe it to themselves to check out the original french film because it is one of the true masterpieces of screen comedy. Herman himself had tried to obtain the rights to the show after he had seen the french movie version, and. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about. Armand goldman robin williams is the owner and musical director of the films eponoymous. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner.
The story is about a gay couple, renalto baldi ugo. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Large database of subtitles for movies, tv series and anime. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. And although the source material is about 20 years old, its still funny as hell. You probably know the story from the mike nichols nonmusical film, the birdcage. French language films movie and tv show licensing from swank. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Trending now this story has been shared 33,984 times. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. The musical is adapted from jean poirets original french play, which became a 1978 hit french movie. 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.
They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. French film draaaaaaagedeven put me to sleep really birdcage w. The story begins with renato and zaza, two guys that are gay and live together. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. High kick your way through a fabulous evening of cabaret. I love the american version, the bird cage too with robin williams and nathan lane but i dont see it in the watch now section.
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. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Renato owns a drag night club, and zaza is a female impersonator and star at the night club. The manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star. 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. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. I have also seen the american remake of this film the birdcage and i have to. Somehow, the whole movie appears funnier in its original french even though i dont speak french. 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. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. Nightclub owner renato and his transvestite companionlover albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm. Armand and the eclectic community of south beach, florida, who have raised a straight son.