La Cage aux Folles ★★★½ Birds of a Feather 1978 (R) Adaption of the popular French play. Gay Saint-Tropex nightclub owner Renato (Tognazzi) and his drag queen lover Albin (Serrault) try to play it straight when Renato's son (Laurent) from a long-ago liaison brings his fiancee and her conservative parents home for dinner. Charming music and lots of fun. So successful, it was followed by two sequels in 1980 and 1985, a Broadway musical, and a 1995 American remake, "The Birdcage." French with subtitles. 91m/C VHS, DVD, Wide. FR Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Serrault, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier, Remy Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta, Luisa Maneri;
Director:
Edouard Molinaro;
Writer:
Edouard Molinaro, Francis Veber, Jean Poiret, Marcello Danon;
Writer:
Armando Nannuzzi;
Cameo:
Ennio Morricone. Cesar '79: Actor (Serrault); Golden Globes '80: Foreign Film.
