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Two gay men (Renato and Albin)
live together and run a nightclub in St. Tropez in the South
of France. They have their lives turned upside down when
the son of one of the men decides to get married to the
daughter of a deputé (roughly an MP or a Senator).
As the deputé belongs to a party representing the
Moral Majority, it is necessary to give a makeover to the
two men before they meet the deputé and his straight-laced
wife.
Wonderfully sympathetic yet also massively
politically incorrect - always a good combination. This
film has served the useful purpose of converting hundreds
of homophobes into relatively normal human beings.
Michel Serrault (a superb actor) and Benny
Luke both have great fun camping it up, while Ugo Tognazzi
plays it relatively straight - but watch out for his uncontrollable
pinkie. Michel Galabru as the conservative deputé,
Simon Charrier, steals the show - watch out for the scene
where his wife reminds him of his humble origins - and the
one where he learns that the leader of his party has died
in the arms of a prostitute.
Overall, this film is nicely calculated,
with just the right amount of pathos.
The film was remade for US audiences as
"Birdcage" - as always, a poor imitation of the
original.
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Genre: Comedy
Year: 1978
Runtime: 100 min / USA:96 min
Country: France / Italy
Colour: Color (Eastmancolor)
Sound Mix: Mono
Directed by Edouard Molinaro
Writing credits Marcello Danon
Edouard Molinaro
Cast
Ugo Tognazzi, Renato Baldi
Michel Serrault, Albin Mougeotte/ 'Zaza
Napoli'
Claire Maurier, Simone
Rémi Laurent, Laurent Baldi
Carmen Scarpitta, Louise Charrier
Benny Luke, Jacob
Luisa Maneri, Andrea Charrier
Michel Galabru, Simon Charrier
Venantino Venantini, chauffeur
Carlo Reali
Guido Cerniglia
Angelo Pellegrino
Nicola D'Eramo
Vinicio Dimanti, Vinicio Diamanti
Liana Del Balzo, Mme Charrier
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