movie backdrop
Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew
  • Recommendations

Status

Released

Release Date

May 30, 2023

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Documentary, History

User Score

95%

Original Title

Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Production Companies

Paris Première, INA

Director

Christophe Duchiron

Description

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.