4 Movies Directed by èdouard Molinaro

La Cage aux Folles

La Cage aux Folles

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1979-03-30

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Italy

Runtime:

110 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (6905 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Poiret (play)

Francis Veber (screenplay)

èdouard Molinaro (screenplay)

Marcello Danon (screenplay)

Jean Poiret (screenplay)

Fullplot:

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 conceal their lifestyle and their ownership of the drag club downstairs when the fiancèe and her parents come for dinner.

La cage aux folles II

La cage aux folles II

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1981-02-15

Languages:

French

Countries:

France, Italy

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (1384 Reviews)

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Jean Poiret (characters)

Jean Poiret (story)

Francis Veber (screenplay)

Marcello Danon (screenplay)

Jean Poiret (screenplay)

Francis Veber (dialogue)

Fullplot:

Sequel to La Cage aux folles has homosexual nightclub owner Renato and his transvesitite companion/lover Albin becoming involved with the local cops and foreign spies when Albin unwittingly gets his hands on a role of stolen microfilm. The gay couple then hide out in Renato's native Italy, but find little peace there with their frequent bickering among themselves.

Le souper

Le souper

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-12-23

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

90 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (262 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaHistory

Cast:

Writer:

Jean-Claude Brisville (play)

Jean-Claude Brisville (adaptation)

Yves Rousset-Rouard (adaptation)

èdouard Molinaro (adaptation)

Fullplot:

France, 1815. After his defeat at Waterloo, Napoleon heads for exile. Royalists occupy Paris and attempt to restore the monarchy. However, the battle doesn't seem to be over. On July 6, Talleyrand, a shrewd politician of flexible convictions, invites chief of police and zealous revolutionary Fouchè to supper and tries to convince him to serve the king. Over the meal they insult each other, accuse each other, and, at first sight, look like mortal enemies. But they definitely have one thing in common: they are both power-hungry.

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Beaumarchais the Scoundrel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-10-17

Languages:

French

Countries:

France

Runtime:

116 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (856 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Sacha Guitry (inspired: Librement inspirè de l'oeuvre inèdite de)

èdouard Molinaro (scenario

adaptation and dialogue)

Jean-Claude Brisville (scenario

adaptation and dialogue)

Fullplot:

The life story of the titular Beaumarchais (Fabrice Luchini), playwright and adventurer, who gets himself into numerous different scrapes and romantic encounters in 18th Century France.

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