Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

May 30, 2023

1h 50m

★ 9.5

Overview

A look back at "La Cage aux Folles", which ran non-stop for five years, from February 1973, on the stage of the Théâtre du Palais Royal in Paris. At a time when homosexuality was considered a crime by the law, Poiret and Serrault achieved great success in boulevard theater. Their success continued on the silver screen, with three Oscar nominations and a Broadway musical. Combining never-before-seen archives from the play, extracts from the film, confessions by Poiret and Serrault, and interviews with witnesses, this is the story of a wild epic.

Genres

Documentary

History

Production Companies

Paris Première

INA

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Cast

Self / Georges (archive footage)

Jean Poiret

Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)

Michel Serrault

Self

Frédéric Norbert

Self

Bernard Murat

Self

Jacques Nerson

Self

Alain Burosse

Self

Jean-Marie Besset

Self / Speakerine

Michel Fau

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Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

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