This 1996 French film, directed and written by Gabriel Aghion, was shown recently on a cable channel. Not having a clue as to what it was all about, we decided to take a chance. It is, in a way, a variation on the more successful "La cage aux folles", an international success that was adapted by Hollywood as a Robin Williams vehicle, after it was a hit on the Broadway stage in the 1980s.
The material is thin, although the pleasures in watching this film come in the way of Fanny Ardant, a wonderful actress that seemed to have been having a great time while working on the movie. She is Eva, the lady that owns a gay club that is a place where most of the action happens. At the center of the story is Adrien, played by comic actor Patrick Timsit, who does a good job as the man that adores Eva, but because being gay, he cannot aspire to really make her love him. Richard Berry is also seen as the banker who discovers he is in love with Eva, while still married to Marie, his society wife.
There are fun moments in the film that offers mild entertainment and a few laughs for those fans that are looking for amusement.
The material is thin, although the pleasures in watching this film come in the way of Fanny Ardant, a wonderful actress that seemed to have been having a great time while working on the movie. She is Eva, the lady that owns a gay club that is a place where most of the action happens. At the center of the story is Adrien, played by comic actor Patrick Timsit, who does a good job as the man that adores Eva, but because being gay, he cannot aspire to really make her love him. Richard Berry is also seen as the banker who discovers he is in love with Eva, while still married to Marie, his society wife.
There are fun moments in the film that offers mild entertainment and a few laughs for those fans that are looking for amusement.