Zaza michel serrault thinks that he is no longer attractive to renato ugo tognazzi. 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. When the frenchitalian 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. The worlds favorite odd couple shrill, sentimental drag queen albin michel serrault and his longsuffering mate renato ugo tognazzi are. Add to watchlist this comedy film is a sequel to the original movie about albin, a successful nightclub female impersonator and his gay partner of more than two decades, renato. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. The story begins with renato and zaza, two guys that are gay and live together. 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. This time they inadvertently become involved in the world of international espionage when circumstances connect them to a number of dead bodies and some missing microfilm.
Albin michel serrault enters the room in drag and introduces himself as the mother. John harold kander born march 18, 1927 in kansas city, missouri is the american composer of a series of musical theater successes as part of the songwriting team of kander and ebb, resopnsible for the following. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. 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. There are plenty of action scenes throughout the comedy that will make you truly laugh. It is directed by edouard molinaro and stars michel serrault as albin stage name zaza, the female impersonator star of a gay nightclub revue, and ugo tognazzi as renato, his partner of over 20 years. Adapted into a 1983 musical with book by harvey fierstein and music and lyrics by jerry herman, the show won six tony. 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.
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 two partners torn between crossdressing and chaos. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. Posted apr 14, 2017 2016 westfield river wildwater races. On an angle take a deep breath, a sip of champagne and open your eyes. Albins michel serrault role as the mother comes to a screeching halt when the biological mother shows up. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. 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. The good, the bad and the ugly the danish national symphony orchestra live duration. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Tropez homosexuals ugo tognazzi, michel serrault unwittingly have the microfilm a spy ring wants. 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.
True, he is meant to be 20 and innocent and naive, but in the french film, laurent comes across as being closer to 15, making his initial entrance when we are led to believe that he is renatos lover really quite disturbing until the reveal he is. Albin is being pursued by government agents and assorted spies when a spy secretly deposits a microfilm capsule on his clothing. With michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, marcel bozzuffi, michel galabru. You will sincerely regret missing this national tour. But with its hilarious performances and aheadofitstime social message, theres nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie. Two men partnered in love as well as showbiz, georges and albin have their selfworth challenged after twenty years of unwedded bliss when georges son announces his impending. Edouard molinarola cage aux folles wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault.
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