Out On Film and Atlanta Pride present “50 Years of LGBT Cinema” free film series, kicking off with “La Cage Aux Folles”

From the venue:

Out On Film and Atlanta Pride begin its “50 Years of LGBT Cinema” free film series, looking at films from every decade since Stonewall, with the classic ’70s comedy “La Cage Aux Folles.” A kickoff party precedes the film

Renato (Ugo Tognazzi) and Albin (Michel Serrault)—a middle-aged gay couple who are the manager and star performer at a glitzy drag club in Saint-Tropez—agree to hide their sexual identities, along with their flamboyant personalities and home decor, when the ultraconservative parents of Renato’s son’s fiancée come for a visit. This elegant comic scenario kicks off a wild and warmhearted French farce about the importance of nonconformity and being true to oneself. A breakout art-house smash in America, Edouard Molinaro’s “La Cage aux Folles” inspired a major Broadway musical and the blockbuster remake “The Birdcage.” But with its hilarious performances and ahead-of-its-time social message, there’s nothing like the audacious, dazzling original movie