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Can you translate this from Dutch to English: Hoewel niets beter is dan _La Cage aux Folles_, de film waarop deze Amerikaanse versie is gebaseerd, vond ik _The Birdcage_ toch ontzettend leuk en soms zelfs hilarisch, dankzij de komische genieën van Robin Williams en Nathan Lane. Lane is de theatrale Albert, een over de top travestiet die al jaren samenwoont met Robin Williams, Armand, de eigenaar van _The Birdcage_, waar Albert optreedt. Armand had ooit een verhouding met een vrouw, die een zoon voortbracht, Val, die nu getrouwd wil zijn met de dochter van een conservatieve politicus. Om dat voor elkaar te krijgen moet Armand een man worden, alle homokunstwerk enz. moet het appartement verlaten  en Albert moet een paar dagen verdwijnen.
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Though nothing can beat "La Cage aux Folles," the film on which this American version is based, I still found "The Birdcage" delightful fun and hilarious at times, thanks to the comic geniuses of Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. Lane is the dramatic Albert, an over the top drag queen who has lived for years with Robin Williams, Armand, the owner of The Birdcage, where Albert performs. Armand once had a liaison with a woman, which produced a son, Val, who now wants to be married to the daughter of a conservative politician. In order for that to occur, Armand has to become butch, all gay art work, etc., needs to exit the apartment - and Albert must disappear for a few days.Williams is hilarious - my two favorite scenes are his rehearsal with Albert and a young man appearing with him on stage, and the scene where he coaches Armand on being macho - priceless. Nathan Lane's shtick is familiar to me, as I've seen him in "The Producers" and "The Odd Couple" - he's a riot as the insecure, jealous, easily hurt Albert.The role of Val is problematic, because how does one keep him from looking like a complete bastard as he shuts out Armand, who raised him.