Theater: Effects create eerie mood
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the provide* a contrast to
Macbeth'* guilt free attitude
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make the prophecy that com
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Five year* ago. The Birdcage might have been
considered ground-breaking in tu content
Hut in the nftormoth of AIDS-oriented movim
[Philadelphia. And the Band Pla\-ed On. Utngttme
Companion} and drag-queen flick* (PriKilla
Queen of the Detert, fa Wang Foo. Thank* For
Everything, fulie Sew mar), it imiiii repetitive,
stereotypical. and only moderately humorous
A remake of the l»78 French comedy la (Mgr
aux Folle*. Birth age i* a simple story Albert
(Nathan Lane), an aging drag qumn. t* the head
linor at a South Beach dub owned by hi* lover,
Armand (Robin William*).
Although their relationship *e«m* rocky and
unstable, they’ve been together more than fifteen
year* and always manage to work out their differ
ences
When Armand'* son shows up. he announces
his engagement to a girl and a*ks for hi* father *
blessing. The only problem I* that the girl's par
ent* want to meet Armand and hi* wife, and the
girl’s father ((lane Hackman) |ust happen* to be an
ultra-right wing senator up for re election.
As one may guess, mass confusion soon follows
when Armand'* son ask* Albert to leave town for
the weekend When Albert refutes to leave, he
dresses in drag and pretend* to he the mother
Even in it* mediocrity. Birdcage ha* it*
moments
Scene* with Armand and Albert ate not only
memorably funny, but touchingly human In
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them, wit rvalue that
they are human people
who truly low one
another
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it tad that people con
tinue to generalite gay
men at Croat ({retting,
flamboyant people But
it it equally Important
that a positive gay cou
ple it presented to main
ttream America, and tn
that ret pet. t. the film*
ttereotypical weakness
tn are acceptable.
vviiuam* * performance u control lint and *ur
pritingly real In «o many of hi* film* he come*
acroa* »trong and edgy, but In Birdcage he twmt
like a real man with real feeling* and emotion*
Till* I* probably hi* m»tl *ett*ible. »erlmi* role
ulnae Awakening*
Nathan luma an acclaimed and re*pet ted
Broadway actor, itunei a* Albert
Directed by Mike Nit hot* (The Graduate. Wat/I
. The Htnit ttge i* filmed in amailnglv bright, gold
colon. Even though it I* ubviou* that moat of the
movie was filmed on back lota and »ound stage*,
one atill get* the feeling of Florida |u*t by the t ot
on of the scene*
StyH*h. yei predictable. The Birdcage it an
admirable attempt at presenting puattiv* gay rolee.
even if the stereotype* seem alt too clear
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