Michel serrault celebrity profile check out the latest michel serrault photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. We expect musicals on the great white way to be joyous, exuberant and festive this one, set in a st. He died on march 14, 1992 in suresnes, hautsdeseine, france. Robin williams and nathan lane give hilarious performances as the lead couple. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. After son laurent remi laurent turns up and announces his impending nuptials, transvestitenightclub owner renato ugo tognazzi and his dragqueen star attraction, albin michel serrault. 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. Jerry hermans musical, based on the french play of the same name, is the story of a flamboyant gay couple who must pretend to be straight for one night with. Were sorry but jwapp doesnt work properly without javascript enabled. Dan futterman, calista flockhart, hank azaria, and christine baranski appear in supporting roles. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. A remake of the classic 1978 comedy film of the same name. 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.
Originally a french stage play written by jean poiret that debuted in 1973, a francoitalian movie adaptation was released in 1978 which garnered two sequels and was eventually. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. This is the original movie based on a french play that the birdcage and the english. Of all the versions, imitations, and sequels, the first 1978 french picture is. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st. A hapless orchestra player becomes an unwitting pawn of rival factions within the french secret service after he is chosen as a decoy by being. Remi laurent was born on october 12, 1957 in suresnes, france. And i thought this one was a great remake, if not better. Where it goes instead is to actual comedy, with the first of three pivotal scenes that form the film. Feathers, fringe, and les cagelles returned to broadway in. The birdcage is a 1996 american comedy film directed by mike nichols, adapted by elaine may, and starring robin williams, gene hackman, nathan lane, and dianne wiest. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. The basic premise is that a young man, laurent, who has been raised by his father, renato and renatos business partner and lover, albin, has fallen in.