La Cage aux Folles
Taste attributes: comedygay/lesbiandetectivefastfresh & originalenclosedemotive & stirringfighting evilfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeIntimate and stirring: a comedy that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
Taste details
Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 274 votes
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Weightiness: Balanced weightiness, where this profile leans weighty / heavy
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Synopsis
Two gay men living in St. Tropez have their lives turned upside down when the son of one of the men announces he is getting married. They try to conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the transvestite club downstairs when the fiancée and her parents come for dinner.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Comedy
- Year
- 1978
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- Da Ma Produzione
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
