Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Name: Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2023-05-30
Duration: 110 min
Rating: 9.5
Cast: Jean Poiret, Michel Serrault, Frédéric Norbert, Bernard Murat, Jacques Nerson

9.5 (2)2023-05-301h 50m

DocumentaryHistory

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.