Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles
MovieTitle | Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles |
User score | 9.5 |
Release date | May 30, 2023 |
Genre | Documentary, History |
Director | Christophe Duchiron |
Production country | France |
Production companies | Paris Première, INA |
Run time | 110 min. |
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.