La cage aux folles [videorecording (DVD)].
"Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault)-a middle-aged gay couple who are the manager and star performer at a glitzy drag club in St. Tropez-agree to hide their sexual identities, along with their flamboyant personalities and home decor, when the ultraconservative parents of Renato's son's fiancée come for a visit. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted farce about the importance of nonconformity and the beauty of being true to oneself. A modest French comedy that became a breakout art-house smash in America, Edouard Molinaro's La Cage aux Folles inspired a major Broadway musical and the blockbuster remake The Birdcage. But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there's nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie."--Container.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781604657753
- ISBN: 1604657758
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (96 minutes) : Dolby digital sound, color ; 4 3/4 inches. + 1 booklet ([12] pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
- Publisher: [New York, New York] : Criterion Collection, [2013].
- Producer: Hollywood, California : Les Productions Artistes Associés, 1978.
- Copyright: ©2013.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the play by Jean Poiret. Originally released as a motion picture in 1978. Distributed by Criterion under license with Twentieth-Century Fox Home Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn Mayer Studios. Special features: New, restored 2K digital film transfer ; new interview with director Edouard Molinaro ; archival footage featuring actor Michel Serrault and Jean Poiret, Writer and star of the original stage production of La cage aux folles ; new interview with Laurence Senelick, author of The changing room: sex, drag and theatre ; French and U.S. trailers ; PLUS: a booklet featuring an essay by critic David Ehrenstien. A France-Italy coproduction. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Marcello Danon presents ; screenplay and adaptation by Francis Veber, Edouard Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Jean Poiret ; music by Ennio Morricone ; directed by Edouard Molinaro. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault with Clarie Maurier, Remi Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta and Luisa Maneri. |
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note: | Home use only. |
Language Note: | In French with optional English subtitles. |
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Subject: | Tranvestites > Drama. Conflict of generations > Drama. Passing (Identity) > Drama. |
Genre: | French films Foreign films. Comedy films. Gay and lesbian films. Films français. Films comiques. Films homosexuels. DVDs. |
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Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | DVD Cage 6551 (Text) | 33294002106342 | DVDs | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault)-a middle-aged gay couple who are the manager and star performer at a glitzy drag club in St. Tropez-agree to hide their sexual identities, along with their flamboyant personalities and home decor, when the ultraconservative parents of Renato's son's fiancée come for a visit. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted farce about the importance of nonconformity and the beauty of being true to oneself. A modest French comedy that became a breakout art-house smash in America, Edouard Molinaro's La Cage aux Folles inspired a major Broadway musical and the blockbuster remake The Birdcage. But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there's nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie."--Container.