To ensure that the marriage goes off without a hitch, albin uses his skills as a drag performer to play mom for a meeting. Somehow, the whole movie appears funnier in its original french even though i dont speak french. Renato ugo tognazzi and albin michel serrault are happy that their son, laurent remi laurent, is getting married. English dubbed two of europes most virile male stars, michel serrault and ugo tognazzi, portray two very. Tropez, his transvestite lover, and how the owner reacts after his son returns home one day and announces hes going to marry. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. When the frenchitalian film adaptation of jean poirets play became a big box office hit in the late 70s, it was a conventional farce with a typically gallic twist, the old sonof. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. Though generally pleasing the film looks like its a product of the 70s, specifically in the night club sequences. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted french farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. Feb 23, 2014 official video content provided by mgm home entertainment or one of its authorized agents. Choreographed by kelvin amburgeywalton and leila jones. With ugo tognazzi, michel serrault, claire maurier, remi laurent. American audiences may like the remake better because the.
Nightclub owner renato and his transvestite companionlover albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when albin unwittingly gets his hands on a roll of stolen microfilm. The comedy that comes out of the closet two gay men living in st. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there with their frequent. But it can get away with this because of the way it is pitched as a farce, unlike, say, outrageous.
Each season, the company presents both classic and new works that may include tonywinning pieces and world premieres. It is cowritten and directed by edouard molinaro and stars ugo tognazzi and michel serrault. Before august of 2014, there was only one thing missing from san franciscos bustling theatre scene. On an angle just take a deep breath, a sip of champagne open your eyes and what do you see. The gay couple then hide out in renatos native italy, but find little peace there. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancee and her parents come for dinner. And maybe its only in this exaggerated form that a movie about the ridiculousness and the.
Staring michel serrault, ugo tognazzi, claire maurier and luisa maneri. But albin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy, who uses him as an unwitting courier of secret microfilm. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Zaza michel serrault thinks that he is no longer attractive to renato ugo tognazzi, and to make him jealous sets out to the local caf. British actorsinger douglas hodge was allowed to repeat his performance as albinzaza, the female impersonator, while the part of his more butch life partner georges was given to american tv star kelsey grammer. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. In a move to make his partner, renato, jealous, the flamboyant albin waits in a local cafe dressed as a woman hoping to be picked up. Unfortunately, the brides father michel galabru is a diehard conservative and renato and albin are rather conspicuously gay. Enter bay area musicals, the new organization built by theatre veterans to celebrate the rich world of musicals. Its about the gay owner of a scandalous nightclub in st.
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