Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. So i usually watch german films, but i dont understand this french one. Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. French actor michel serrault poses during a photocall in cannes in this march 26, 2003 file photo. Make sure you get this movie in french with english subtitles.
Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. The screenings mark the 40th anniversary of the american release in 1979, as well as noting lgbtq. Its plotdaring at the time and based on a french play that had spawned a hit filmtold. He composed the scores for the hit broadway musicals hello, dolly. His 1983 stage show of that title notched up 1,761 broadway.
This material still shows its age as it did even in the 1979 french language version but it has been tarted up with giddy ingenuity. Local drag club star albin michel serrault marketing in st. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about. 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. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry.
Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. The screenings mark the 40th anniversary of the american release in 1979, as well as noting lgbtq pride month, and the 50th anniversary of the stonewall riots. Cam 4932002 country italy format cd release date 1mar1991 also contains music from. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Tropez to spicy south beach in miami in for the american remake, the birdcage 1996. English dubbed versions are not near as funny and authentic as the original version. Which of the genres below was not part of the four pronged style of the period of 1967 1979. Georges and albion are two middleaged homosexuals whose committed relationship plays out against the background of a st. 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. He died on november 14, 1989 in paris, france of aids. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. Jerry herman gerald sheldon herman july 10, 1931 december 26, 2019 was an american composer and lyricist, known for his work in broadway musical theater. Renato ugo tognazzi teaches albin michel serrault how to act like a real man, starting. He was nominated for the tony award five times, and won twice.
Of all the versions, imitations, and sequels, the first 1978 french picture is the best and funniest, a fresh look at machoism and drag queens. Photo by sunset boulevardcorbis via getty images textfortogglebutton607388034. After twenty years of unwedded bliss georges and albin, two men partnered for betterorworse get a bit of both when georges. While the premise may seem somewhat precious, its execution is nearly flawless. 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.
He entered films in the mid 50s and became a character star, almost exclusively in french productions. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. Sep 29, 2012 two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very flamboyant, aging gay gentlemen. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. It is a comedy about the chaos and confusion that occur when two families who dont know each other and who have, to say the least, conflicting values, meet for dinner. Robin williams and nathan lane are longtime loversand the proprietors of a thriving nightclub at which lane is the star attraction of a popular. Make sure you watch it in french with english subtitles. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent bickering among themselves. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. With robin williams, nathan lane, gene hackman, dianne wiest. The manager of a sainttropez nightclub featuring drag entertainment, and his star attraction, are a gay couple.
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