Molinaro, Edouard

La Cage Aux Folles

A likable 1977 French farce (and the basis for the 1996 American remake, The Birdcage), this popular comedy was one of the most successful international films of all time, and even spawned a Broadway musical and two sequels. It tells the story of a gay couple who--when one man's son from a previous liaison brings home his fiancée--masquerade as husband and wife for their prospective in-laws. The film is saved from becoming an exercise in silliness by the heartfelt characterizations of the gay nightclub owners. La Cage aux Folles is one of the funniest imports from Europe and a great comedy in any venue. --Robert Lane

One of "the most successful foreign films ever shown in the U.S." (The Wall Street Journal),this "wildly hilarious" (Independent Film Journal) French farce is "giddy, unpretentious andan entirely lovable film" (Time)! When young Laurent returns to exotic St. Tropez, he bears big news for his beloved father, Renato. Laurent has found the girl of his dreams and they are engaged! What's more, she and her family are on their way over for dinner at Renato's home to meet the in-laws-to-be. This traditional meeting of families seems typical, but because this ultraconservative family will be expecting to meet Renato and wife, they'll never be prepared for the shock of meeting Renato and his flamboyant, campy, outrageous loverand dragqueenAlbin! So in agreat effort to please his son, Renato asks Albin for the performance of a lifetime'setting up an unforgettable evening that is charged and ready to detonate an explosion of zaniness and absurdity.

La Cage Aux Folles II

"Even more funny this time around" (The Film Journal), Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault reprise their roles as the two madcap domestic partners from the hilarious hit La Cage Aux Folles. Having "become the most improbable of male screen heroes" (New York), Renato and Albin are this time taking on the secret service in an unforgettable cross-country - not to mention cross-dressingadventure. In a move to make his partner, Renato (Tognazzi), jealous, the flamboyantAlbin (Serrault) waits in a local café - dressed as a womanhoping to be picked up. 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! Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee toItaly where they attempt to hide out on a farm with Albin posing as Renato's wife! Can Albin escapethe deadly pursuit of these relentless spies or does he have to sustain this charadeas a woman forever?

A Ravishing Idiot

In this Edouard Molinaro spy-spoof Anthony Perkins plays a russian spy sent out to steal sensitive information form Nato about military mobilization.Without much intelligence of his own the distrusted agent of Soviet get form his talented partner Penelope Lightfeather (Brigitte Bardot) as they scamper through the French countryside for a secret rendez-vous while trying to avoid being caught by counterintelligence agents and distrustful communist operatives. Confusion reigns supreme in this classic cold war spy comedy.System Requirements: Running Time 109 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: FOREIGN/LATIN Rating: NR UPC: 881394300224 Manufacturer No: TFC30022

Oscar (De Funes)

Une Ravissante Idiote (A Ravishing Idiot)

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel [Region 2]

La Cage aux folles [Region 2]

A likable 1977 French farce (and the basis for the 1996 American remake, The Birdcage), this popular comedy was one of the most successful international films of all time, and even spawned a Broadway musical and two sequels. It tells the story of a gay couple who--when one man's son from a previous liaison brings home his fiancée--masquerade as husband and wife for their prospective in-laws. The film is saved from becoming an exercise in silliness by the heartfelt characterizations of the gay nightclub owners. La Cage aux Folles is one of the funniest imports from Europe and a great comedy in any venue. --Robert Lane

Nana [Region 2]

H [Region 2]

À gauche en sortant de l'ascenseur [Region 2]