Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

Synopsis

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.

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Key crew

• Christophe DuchironDirector

Cast

• Jean PoiretSelf / Georges (archive footage)
• Michel SerraultSelf / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)
• Frédéric NorbertSelf
• Bernard MuratSelf
• Jacques NersonSelf
• Alain BurosseSelf
• Jean-Marie BessetSelf
• Michel FauSelf / Speakerine

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