PINK PALACE: THE BIRDCAGE

Pink Palace presents one of the most joyful queer films of all time, the heartwarming treat that is The Birdcage. Creating outrage at the time for Hollywood daring to remake the classic French farce La Cage Aux Folles, The Birdcage turned out to be as good if not better (dare we say it) than the original. A huge box office hit in 1996 it was a groundbreaking film for having a loving gay relationship at the heart of a mainstream film, a positive view of gay parenting, and a happy ending, plus a lot of digs at conservative American values, it was also a chance for two genius comic talents to bring the two leads to life with often improvised dialogue. "The Birdcage resets the classic French comedy La Cage aux Folles to South Beach. Armond (Williams) and his longtime boyfriend Albert (Nathan Lane) own a drag club together, where Albert performs as the show’s leading lady. When their son Val (Dan Futterman) gets engaged to Barbra (Callista Flockhart), all Hell breaks loose: Barbra is the daughter of the conservative Senator Kevin Keeley (Gene Hackman), one very much opposed to gay rights (or, for that matter, gay people even existing). When Val, Barbra the Senator and his thoughtful wife Louise (Dianne Weist) turn up in South Beach to meet the family, Albert enlists Val’s biological mother Katherine (Christine Baranski) and his housekeeper Agador (Hank Azaria) to keep Albert a secret. Got all that? The cast list of The Birdcage reads like a whose-who of the Greatest Actors Alive: rarely does a cast like this get put to good use, let alone have so much obvious fun. We chalk that up to the direction by Mike Nichols and the screenplay by Elaine May. The pair had a longtime comic partnership. In the hands of Nichols–possibly the greatest director of actors in movie history–May’s searing jokes play with an almost musical rhythm. Watching the actors banter is like watching an Olympic tennis match." Queerty.com Also now sadly showing in tribute to the brilliant acting talent of Gene Hackman. Please note there are NO ads or trailers, we start on time! Pink Palace is a super low fi highly relaxed event that takes place in the basement bar, its a safe queer space so come along and catch some queer film and pop culture history, each week the film is introduced by curator Andrew Woodyatt, and feel free to stay and chat afterwards, participation is encouraged!ComedyPT1H57M152025-04-10

Robin Williams

Nathan Lane

Gene Hackman

Dianne Wiest

Hank Azaria

Christine Baranski

Mike Nichols

PINK PALACE: THE BIRDCAGE"PINK PALACE: THE BIRDCAGE"

Showtimes

April 10, 7:30 pm