La Cage Aux Folles 1978  R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Edouard Molinaro
Cast: Ugo Tognazzi, Michel Galabru, Michel Serrault, Claire Maurier, Remi Laurent, Benny Luke, Carmen Scarpitta, Luisa Maneri, Venantino Venantini, Carlo Reali, Guido Cermiglia, Angelo Pellegrino
A gay couple Renato Baldi and Albin Mougeotte (Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault) pretend to be married heterosexuals for the pending marriage of Renato's son Laurent (Remi Laurent). In addition to two sequels, the story was made into a Broadway musical.
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Malena 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
Cast: Monica Bellucci, Giuseppe Sulfaro, Luciano Federico, Matilde Piana, Pietro Notarianni, Gaetano Aronica, Gilberto Idonea, Angelo Pellegrino, Gabriella Di Luzio, Pippo Provvidenti
This offering by Giuseppe Tornatore begins during the summer of 1940; 12-year-old Renato (Guiseppi Sulfaro) joins with other boys in town who ogle the beautiful Malena (Monica Bellucci) whenever she passes by. But two years later, Malena has suffered a run of bad luck: her husband is killed in the war, and she turns to prostitution in order to survive. Young Renato realizes that Malena is not the woman of his dreams, but he remains her defender.
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| 1. La Cage Aux Folles (1978)
2. Malena (2000)
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