La Cage aux Folles

About La Cage aux Folles

Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married.

La Cage aux Folles is a 1978 comedy film directed by Édouard Molinaro. Its themes are male homosexuality, cliché, drag queen, and embarrassed.

Ugo Tognazzi stars as Renato Baldi, Michel Serrault as Zaza, Claire Maurier as Simone Deblon, and Rémi Laurent as Laurent Baldi. At 92 minutes long, it arrived in October 1978.

The screenplay is by Édouard Molinaro and Francis Veber. It is adapted from a stage production. In the United States it streams on MGM+ Amazon Channel, MGM Plus, and Philo.

Uncle Frank, Torch Song Trilogy, and Bohemian Rhapsody make useful companions to La Cage aux Folles, all filed under 1970s, father son relationship, and gay theme. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 455 votes and it carries a R rating.