For this episode, we watched and discussed: La Cage aux Folles, the original 1973 play, written by Jean Poiret. 01:05:40 - THEATRE THEATER 'N STUFF PRESENTS: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES vs. It combines the talents of Robin Williams (Armand), Nathan Lane (Albert), and Hank Azaria (Agador) with writer Elaine May and director Mike Nichols. Take the Quiz: The Birdcage vs. La Cage Aux Folles. With Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest. The Birdcage is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Mike Nichols, adapted by Elaine May, and starring Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest. When their son, Jean-Michel, brings home his new fiancee and her ultra-conservative parents, the limits of family, love and mascara are tested. Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the films La Cage aux Folles and The Birdcage!. THE BIRDCAGEOn our first ever episode of our new BONUS series Bailey chose to discuss the… Directed by Mike Nichols. Read more. Written originally as a play by Jean Poiret, and later adapted to the screen by Poiret, Molinaro, Marcello Danon and Francis Veber, this movie is definitely one of my all time favorite comedies. And although the source material is about 20 years old, it's still funny as hell. This is to test your knowledge of both the movies. La Cage Aux Folles tells the story of George, the owner of a glitzy drag nightclub, and Albin, the star attraction.. Both versions of these comedies are hilarious. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents. The script was written by Elaine May. It is a remake of the 1978 Franco-Italian film La Cage aux Folles. Dan Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles. Directed by Mike Nichols. 5 people found this helpful. It is a remake of the 1978 Franco-Italian film, La Cage aux Folles, by Jean Poiret and Francis Veber, starring Michel Serrault and Ugo Tognazzi. A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing moralistic parents. Case study: La Cage Aux Folles vs.The Birdcage I've mentioned my love for "La Cage Aux Folles" (Edouard Molinaro, 1978) before. With Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Mike Nichols’s now gay classic “The Birdcage,” itself a remake of the 1978 Franco-Italian film “La Cage aux Folles.” The story hasn't changed much from the original La Cage. While "La Cage aux Folles" is set in the heyday of 1979, the decidedly European flavor of this production has enough distinctive qualities of it's own to set it apart from the updated 1996 American "Birdcage", although they both flow in essentially the same vein. In 1996 La Cage aux Folles (a 1978 French play) was remade by MGM into The Birdcage, a daringly flamboyant comedy that is in-tune with the times and redefines the idea of family values. ; The 1978 French/Italian movie La Cage aux Folles, directed by Édouard Molinaro, and starring Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault.Watch on Amazon or iTunes. In The Birdcage, an American remake of the French film La Cage aux Folles, director Mike Nichols does just that. In supporting roles Futterman, Calista Flockhart, Hank Azaria, and Christine Baranski appear in supporting roles,. Theater ' N STUFF PRESENTS: La Cage aux Folles and the Birdcage, an American of... Funny as hell THEATER ' N STUFF PRESENTS: La Cage aux tells... 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