They try conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. To find out more about the film s sexual politics and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault.
Renato ugo tognazzi owns a popular nightclub and is the longtime lover of zaza michel serrault, a female impersonator who is the clubs main attraction. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web. However, he was unable to secure the rights to the film and was forced to settle for the rights to the original play only. It tells the story of a sainttropezbased couple, renato and albin, who own a nightclub in which albins drag character is star of the show. Albin michel serrault decides to leave renato ugo tognazzi for good. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents. The writer and star of the original play, jean poiret, was barely involved. 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. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married.
Ein kafig voller narren comedy france 1978 director. Shortly after reports surfaced that jerry herman, broadway composer of hits like hello, dolly. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous. Jerry herman remembered by bernadette peters, harvey fierstein and more. Its a funny thing, but humor doesnt translate very well across generations. Michel serrault, who absolutely dominates the film, was used to playing gay for laughs in the stage version, but.