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Merci Zaza - La folle histoire de la Cage aux Folles

  • May 2023
  • 1hr

    50mins

  • Documentary
  • History
  • Directed by

    Christophe Duchiron,

    Starring

    Jean Poiret,

    Michel Serrault,

    Frédéric Norbert,

    Jacques Nerson

    ...

    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.