LA CAGE AUX FOLLES / Edouard Molinaro (1978)
August 31st, 2007 by Scott Marks
La Cage aux folles
(1978)
Directed by: Edouard Molinaro
Written by: Jean Poiret, Francis Veber
Genres: Comedy, Gay
Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent, Carmen Scarpitta, Benny Luke, Luisa Maneri, Michel Galabru, Venantino Venantini, Carlo Reali, Guido Cerniglia, Angelo Pellegrino
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Running Time: 100 min.
A gay night club owner and his cross-dressing lover are forced to play it straight when one of their sons brings his future in-laws home for a visit. Forced, hideously photographed and poorly directed farce that by some means managed to crack the mainstream. Perhaps it was because the film basically reiterated as many socially acceptable stereotypes as possible. Michel Serrault’s fey yelping is insufferable. Worth looking at if only to see the great strides that have been made in gay cinema over the years since this was released.
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