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Titolo originale: The Birdcage
Regia: Mike Nichols |
Anno: 1996
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia
Tag: coming out | florida | homophobia | drag queen | nightclub | senator | politician | based on play or musical | remake | conservative | cross dressing | gay parent | lgbt | political conflict | south beach | playing straight | drag club |
Cast: Robin Williams | Gene Hackman | Nathan Lane | Dianne Wiest | Dan Futterman | Calista Flockhart | Hank Azaria | Christine Baranski | Tom McGowan | Grant Heslov | Kirby Mitchell | James Lally | Luca Tommassini | Luis Camacho | Andre Fuentes | Tony Gonzalez | Dante Henderson | Scott Kaske | Kevin Alexander Stea | Tim Kelleher | Ann Cusack | Stanley DeSantis | J. Roy Helland | Anthony Giaimo | Lee Delano | David Sage | Michael Kinsley | Tony Snow | Dorothy Constantine | Trina McGee | Barry Nolan | Amy Powell | Ron Pitts | James Hill | Mary Major | Steven Porfido | John Pontrelli | Herschel Sparber | Francesca Cruz | Brian Reddy | Jim Jansen | Al Rodrigo | Marjorie Lovett | Sylvia Short | James H. Morrison | Rabbi Robert K. Baruch | Jay Leno | Kenneth Stephens | Rayder Woods | Kevin Loreque | Jody Millard | Scott Burkholder | Patrizia Barretto | Elisa Bridges | David Christopher | Nina Dolci | Justin Goudreau | Jordan Werner | Dave Knight | Claudio Sad | Rene Teboe | Bodo Goerisch | Thelma Gutiérrez | Louis Campos | Lisa Rhyne | Jan Citron | Orlando Delbert | Michael Thomas Daniel | Don LaFontaine | James MacDonald | Sal Pacino | Paul McMichael | Jordan Ancel |

Armand e Albert convivono da anni: insieme gestiscono il locale notturno "The Birdcage" e insieme hanno cresciuto Val, il figlio di Armand. Quando Val annuncia di voler sposare la figlia di un senatore ultraconservatore, i due devono prepararsi all'incontro con i consuoceri, ai quali non si può certo rivelare la natura della loro famiglia. Tra l'altro il senatore Keely caldeggia questo incontro (convinto che si tratti di una coppia regolare e prestigiosa) per ripulire l'immagine del suo partito di fronte ai media.

Frasi

Albert: [in reference to the dinner plates] Mine h [...] D
Albert: Don't give me that tone! Armand: What ton [...] D
Armand: You do an eclectic celebration of the danc [...] D
Louise Keeley: Who is this boy, Barbie? When was t [...] D
Armand: Val's fiancée is coming tonight with he [...] D
Louise Keeley: Oh, what interesting china. It look [...] D
Armand: A woman is said to be worth her weight in [...] D
Albert: Could you tell them I was a relative who d [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: [in drag] Meet me in 20 minu [...] D
Armand: It's like riding a psychotic horse toward [...] D
Louise Keeley: I like its... severity. D
Albert: When the schnecken beckons... D
Albert Goldman: "You look tired" means "you look o [...] D
Val: I assure you, Mother is just following a trai [...] D
Armand: So this is Hell. And there's a crucifix in [...] D
Armand: Work it, own it, sell it! D
Armand: [very sharply to the Keeleys] Sit down! A [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: [in drag] No one will dance [...] D
Val: Put your shoes on Agador, it's getting late. [...] D
Armand: Al, you old son of a bitch! How ya doin'? [...] D
Albert: Armand Goldman, you old so-and-so! How 'bo [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: I feel like I'm insane. D
Albert: Armand! Did you see that? Armand: What? [...] D
Club Patron: I've never danced with a man before. [...] D
Val: Who put Playboy in the bathroom? Goldman Gir [...] D
Armand: How 'bout those dolphins, huh? D
Val: I'm getting married. Armand: Ohh. [He cover [...] D
Armand: Celsius, look, this may be a drag show, bu [...] D
Armand: Take it! Take it all! What difference does [...] D
Val: [about his marriage] Is it all right, Dad? A [...] D
Armand: [to Agador] Pull yourself together! Becaus [...] D
Armand: Shouldn't you be holding the crucifix? It [...] D
Albert: Here, let me help you lean on it. Armand: [...] D
Albert: You know, I used to feel that way too unti [...] D
Agador: Senator, another shot for you? Senator Ke [...] D
Albert: Hmm, Turkish coffee. Agador: See! [Slaps [...] D
Armand: Ugh, what is this, sludge? Agador: Yes, i [...] D
Albert: [Armand has entered from the kitchen to he [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: I'm so glad I got on Jackson [...] D
Albert: I'm just... a guy! Armand: What about tho [...] D
Louise Keeley: I noticed you didn't have this kind [...] D
Albert: [discussing abortion] Oh, I know what you' [...] D
Louise Keeley: [Mrs. Keeley is angry at Sen. Keele [...] D
Armand: Fuck the shrimp! D
Armand: Now take that wig off or I'll tell Albert [...] D
[last lines] Rabbi: Mazeltov! Pastor: As a sign [...] D
Albert: Oh yes... Coldeman. The "d" is silent in A [...] D
Albert: Aaaaahhhhh! We've been robbed. D
[first lines] [singers are performing "We Are Fam [...] D
Armand: Agador! Val: Spartacus! Armand: Agador S [...] D
Albert: My mother always said, "Live on Fisher Isl [...] D
Katherine: You were so terrified, it was so sweet. [...] D
Agador: My father was the shaman of his tribe, oka [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: Oh, I got to fire this woman [...] D
Albert: Oh Vallie, this is such a shock. I'm not s [...] D
Val: My first day at Edison Park, you remember wha [...] D
Louise Keeley: If necessary, we'll get the Pope's [...] D
Val: I have something to tell you. But I don't wan [...] D
Albert: Oh yes, another jibe, another joke at my e [...] D
Armand: What the hell are you serving us? Agador: [...] D
Louise Keeley: [hearing Albert's wails] Is someone [...] D
Agador: My Guatemalaness; my natural heat! Armand [...] D
Albert: Oh God, I pierced the toast! Armand: So w [...] D
Louise Keeley: It's so dangerous! You could've fal [...] D
Albert: You don't love me anymore, Armand. Armand [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: Louise, I'm the Vice Preside [...] D
Agador: Good eve-e-ning. May I take jour purse as [...] D
Agador: [in a scene after one in which he was dres [...] D
Agador: Armand, why don't you let me be in the sho [...] D
Albert: He blew a BUBBLE with his GUM while I was [...] D
Celsius: Chewing gum helps me think. Albert: Swee [...] D
Armand: Agador, you're gonna have to get yoursel [...] D
Albert: [enters the house in drag] Here I am! Oh, [...] D
Armand: My cemetery's in Key Biscayne. It's one of [...] D
Armand: Don't worry about that. I'm very maternal. [...] D
Albert: I'm leaving you my stereo... Agador: No. [...] D
Albert: [Comes home to see Armand with two glasses [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: Louise, people in this count [...] D
Armand: First off, you're only twenty. Val: Look, [...] D
Katherine: Armand Goldman. Armand: Katie Archer, [...] D
[on the phone] Senator Kevin Keeley: Hello, Ben. [...] D
Armand: Is Albert here? Agador: No. Armand: Grea [...] D
Albert: Maybe it is too much to introduce me as hi [...] D
Albert: No good? Armand: Actually, it's perfect. [...] D
Albert Goldman: Whatever I am, he made me! I was a [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: That's just what Rush Limbau [...] D
Armand: Yes, I wear foundation. Yes, I live with a [...] D
Armand: What we really need is a woman. We can get [...] D
Armand: What are you giving him drugs for? What th [...] D
Waiter: Armand, the Kennedys are here again for su [...] D
Armand: [Sees Agador dancing around while cleaning [...] D
Agador: When you gonna let me audition for you aga [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: She's a small town girl and [...] D
Val: [Agador is dancing by the pool] Uh, Dad, coul [...] D
Armand: All right, I'll bite, where are you going? [...] D
Senator Kevin Keeley: [in drag] Don't leave me. Do [...] D