La Cage aux Folles 3
A drag queen must stage a conventional marriage and produce an heir to unlock a fortune, putting queer love against the demands of inheritance and respectability.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Mild
- Complexity
- Simple
- Violence
- None
- campy
- irreverent
- witty
- comedy night
- classic cinema night
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Albin can claim the distant relative's fortune only by marrying a woman and producing an heir within a year.
Albin is a drag queen whose public identity conflicts with the heterosexual marriage demanded by the inheritance.
The central couple's relationship is tested by inheritance rules requiring Albin to construct a socially acceptable heterosexual family.
Albin must alter his marital and reproductive presentation to prevent the forfeiture of a vast fortune.
Films like La Cage aux Folles 3, and why
La Cage aux Folles
campy gender-bending farce built around marriage complications, mistaken identity, and queer domesticity
The Birdcage
screwball relationship comedy using social conventions, deception, and escalating matrimonial misunderstandings
My Best Friend's Wedding
european farce with disguise, inheritance pressures, and irreverent challenges to respectable family norms
Movie Details
- Director
- Georges Lautner
- Release Date
- 1985-11-20
- Runtime
- 87 min
- Rating
- 5.2 / 10 (68)
Cast
- Ugo Tognazzi
- Michel Serrault
- Antonella Interlenghi
- Michel Galabru
- Saverio Vallone
- Benny Luke
- Stéphane Audran
- Gianluca Favilla
- Umberto Raho
- Pier Francesco Aiello
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- fuboTV
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is La Cage aux Folles 3 about?
- A drag queen must stage a conventional marriage and produce an heir to unlock a fortune, putting queer love against the demands of inheritance and respectability.
- What is La Cage aux Folles 3 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of La Cage aux Folles 3 as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.
- Is La Cage aux Folles 3 violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in La Cage aux Folles 3.
- Which films are like La Cage aux Folles 3?
- Films with a similar feel include La Cage aux Folles, The Birdcage, and My Best Friend's Wedding.
- How long is La Cage aux Folles 3?
- La Cage aux Folles 3 runs 87 minutes.
- Where can I watch La Cage aux Folles 3?
- In United States, La Cage aux Folles 3 streams on fuboTV.
