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La Cage aux Folles (1978)
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Barefoot black butler can't decide whether he's a Pearl Bailey or Paul Robeson. Father of the family has a teenage son by a heterosexual fling, and 'mother' is a drag star. Between them they make John Inman look like Richard Harris. But the son wants to marry the daughter of a morality campaigner, and the in-laws must meet... High camp and farce are acquired tastes, but even those who usually resist should find amusement in the last act's mounting hysteria. Although theatrical, it remains very funny, and uses the overt stereotyping with great sympathy.Author: SM
Cast & crew
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Producer: Marcello Danon
Cast: Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Galabru, Claire Maurier, Rémi Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta full cast
Duration: 91 mins
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