Renato and Albin, the internationally popular gay couple from La Cage Aux Folles, return in this sequel directed by Edouard Molinaro.In a move to make his partner jealous, the flamboyant Albin waits in a local café, in full drag, hoping to be picked up. But Alvin gets more than he bargains for when the fly he catches in his web is actually a spy who uses him as an unwitting courier for a secret microfilm. Now on the run from ruthless agents, Albin and Renato flee to Italy where they attempt to hide out on a family farm, with Alvin posing as Renato's wife. Once there, Albin becomes an object of lust for a group of lonely farmhands.
Unlike most sequels, this film not only keeps the format of the first but also allows the characters room to expand and show new facets of themselves. The plot is farcical but the delivery is deadpan and the result is very funny. Albin's confusion at having to be a man dressed up as a woman pretending to be a man is hilarious. A very good sequel to a ground breaking film.
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