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.
May 30, 2023
Paris Première, INA
8 people
Jean Poiret
Self / Georges (archive footage)
Acting
Michel Serrault
Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)
Acting
Frédéric Norbert
Self
Acting
Bernard Murat
Self
Directing
Jacques Nerson
Self
Acting
Alain Burosse
Self
Acting
Jean-Marie Besset
Self
Writing
Michel Fau
Self / Speakerine
Acting
1985
2024
1991
1963
2001
1984
1966
2013
2020
1989
1984
2019
2019
2020
2015
2015
2001
1996
1998
1961
2022
2015
2019
2026
2018
1935
2019
2026
2017
2005
1963
2012
2005
1935
2001
2025
2018
