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Renato (La grande bouffe’s Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Diabolique’s Michel Serrault)—a middle-aged gay couple who are the manager and star performer at a glitzy drag club in St. Tropez—agree to hide their sexual identities, along with their flamboyant personalities and home decor, when the ultraconservative parents of Renato’s son’s fiancée come for a visit. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted farce about the importance of nonconformity and the beauty of being true to oneself. A modest French comedy that became a breakout art-house smash in America, Edouard Molinaro’s La Cage aux Folles inspired a major Broadway musical and the blockbuster remake The Birdcage. But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there’s nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie.
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Product Details
Actors: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault
Directors: Edouard Molinaro
Format: Blu-ray, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: French
Subtitles: English
Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: September 10, 2013
Run Time: 96 minutes
Special Features
New 2K digital film restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
New interview with director Edouard Molinaro
Archival footage featuring actor Michel Serrault and Jean Poiret, writer and star of the original stage production of La Cage aux Folles
New interview with Laurence Senelick, author of The Changing Room: Sex, Drag and Theatre
French and U.S. trailers
New English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic David Ehrenstein
More!
Cast & Crew
Ugo Tognazzi Renato
Michel Serrault Albin/ZaZa
Michel Galabru Charrier
Claire Maurier Simone
Remi Laurent Laurent
Benny Luke Jacob
Luisa Maneri Andrea
Carmen Scarpitta Madame Charrier
Technical Credits
Edouard Molinaro Director, Screenwriter
Marcello Danon Producer, Screenwriter
Ambra Danon Costumes/Costume Designer
Mario Garbuglia Art Director
Monique Isnardon Editor
Robert Isnardon Editor
Ennio Morricone Score Composer
Armando Nannuzzi Cinematographer
Jean Poiret Screenwriter
Piero Tosi Costumes/Costume Designer
Francis Veber Screenwriter
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