La Cage Aux Folles
by Edouard Molinaro
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Actor: Carmen Scarpitta, Claire Maurier, Michel Serrault, R?mi Laurent, Ugo TognazziDirector: Edouard Molinaro
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: English (Subtitled); French (Original Language), Analog
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled
Running Time: 110 minutes
Release Date: 2000-10-03
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: MGM (Video & DVD)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
VHS Movie Reviews of La Cage Aux Folles
Movie Review: Birdcage Mark 1
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the original film on which The Birdcage is based. It is a little sharper in every respect, but just as funny. While in The Birdcage you know all along that everybody's joking, the actors play it for real here. You never doubt that these are committed homosexuals living in a long-term relationship. The highlight is the outrageous male maid - a laugh at every turn.
Although nominally about a gay relationship, this is really just another of Francois Weber's brilliant "buddy" movies, one of the first in a long tradition that includes Tais Toi and The Dinner Game as particular highlights. Weber has a superlative grasp on the comedy archetype: the set-up, the tangle of confusions, the resolution and the moral. Few people in movies have had such a clear and consistent grasp of the demands of comedy. And, as with his other great comedies, this one packs a great moral punch.
By the way, nowadays Weber is both writer and director; in La Cage Aux Folles he was one of the four writers.
Summary of La Cage Aux Folles
A likable 1977 French farce (and the basis for the 1996 American remake, The Birdcage), this popular comedy was one of the most successful international films of all time, and even spawned a Broadway musical and two sequels. It tells the story of a gay couple who--when one man's son from a previous liaison brings home his fianc?e--masquerade as husband and wife for their prospective in-laws. The film is saved from becoming an exercise in silliness by the heartfelt characterizations of the gay nightclub owners. La Cage aux Folles is one of the funniest imports from Europe and a great comedy in any venue. --Robert LaneArt House & International VHS Video
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