Merci Zaza - La Folle Histoire de la Cage aux Folles

IMDb 9.5 2023 • 110 min • DocumentaryHistory

Director

Christophe Duchiron

Country

FR

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Jean Poiret
Jean Poiret Self / Georges (archive footage)
Michel Serrault
Michel Serrault Self / Zaza Napoli / Albin (archive footage)
Frédéric Norbert
Frédéric Norbert Self
Bernard Murat
Bernard Murat Self
Jacques Nerson
Jacques Nerson Self