La Cage Aux Folles
starring: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, RĂ©mi Laurent, Carmen Scarpitta
directed by: Edouard Molinaro
directed by: Edouard Molinaro
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780792850366
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 079285036X
Label: MGM (Video & DVD)
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 24, 2001
Running Time: 97 minutes
Sales Rank: 13155
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Theatrical Release Date: March 30, 1979
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Editorial Review:
Description:
One of 'the most successful foreign films ever shown in the U.S.' (The Wall Street Journal),this 'wildly hilarious' (Independent Film Journal) French farce is 'giddy, unpretentious andan entirely lovable film' (Time)! When young Laurent returns to exotic St. Tropez, he bears big news for his beloved father, Renato. Laurent has found the girl of his dreams and they are engaged! What's more, she and her family are on their way over for dinner at Renato's home to meet the in-laws-to-be. This traditional meeting of families seems typical, but because this ultraconservative family will be expecting to meet Renato and wife, they'll never be prepared for the shock of meeting Renato and his flamboyant, campy, outrageous loverand dragqueenAlbin! So in agreat effort to please his son, Renato asks Albin for the performance of a lifetime'setting up an unforgettable evening that is charged and ready to detonate an explosion of zaniness and absurdity.
Amazon.com:
A likable 1977 French farce (and the basis for the 1996 American remake, The Birdcage), this popular comedy was one of the most successful international films of all time, and even spawned a Broadway musical and two sequels. It tells the story of a gay couple who--when one man's son from a previous liaison brings home his fiancée--masquerade as husband and wife for their prospective in-laws. The film is saved from becoming an exercise in silliness by the heartfelt characterizations of the gay nightclub owners. La Cage aux Folles is one of the funniest imports from Europe and a great comedy in any venue. --Robert Lane
Average Rating: 
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- No subtitles as promisedI wasn't sure how many stars to give... the movie is great but it was advertised as having subtitles ... Read More
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- Birdcage Mark 1This is the original film on which The Birdcage is based. It is a little sharper in every respect, but ... Read More
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- La Cage Aux Folles (1979)The original movie.. superb.. a laugh a second.
The American remake was fun, but doesn't enen come ... Read More
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- La Cage Aux FollesBefore "The Birdcage" and the glitzy stage musical of the same name, Molinari's uproarious farce crossed ... Read More
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- Wonderful"La Cage aux Folles"
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