Man Is a Woman

Man Is a Woman (1998)

11/03/1998
Comedy, Romance
1h 40m

It's an experience that every man ought to have at least once in his life... to be for just a moment a woman in the arms of a man...

Overview

Simon Eskenazy is a gay Parisian clarinet player who lives his single life to the fullest. One day, he receives a very tempting offer from his homophobic uncle, looking to continue the family legacy – if he gets married and has a child, he will receive ten million francs and inherit his uncle's luxurious mansion. After meeting Rosalie Baumann at his cousin David's wedding, and with some convincing on his mother's part, Simon sees an opportunity to fulfill his uncle's wishes and the pair go ahead and get married, but not before traveling to New York to meet Rosalie's Orthodox Jewish family. As Simon tries to develop real feelings for Rosalie, he struggles with his feelings for his newlywed cousin David.

  • Jean-Jacques ZilbermannDirector, Screenplay
  • Gilles TaurandWriter
  • Original Title

    L'Homme est une femme comme les autres

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    French

Keywords

  • clarinet
  • sauna
  • marriage
  • patriarchy
  • marriage of convenience
  • dream girl
  • inheritance
  • singing
  • wedding
  • cousin cousin relationship
  • false pretenses
  • jewish family
  • gay theme

Top Billed Cast

Antoine de Caunes

Antoine de Caunes

Simon Eskenazy

Elsa Zylberstein

Elsa Zylberstein

Rosalie Baumann

Gad Elmaleh

Gad Elmaleh

David Eskenazi

Michel Aumont

Michel Aumont

Uncle Salomon

Judith Magre

Judith Magre

Simon's mother

Maurice Bénichou

Maurice Bénichou

Rosalie's father

Catherine Hiegel

Catherine Hiegel

Rosalie's mother

Stéphane Metzger

Stéphane Metzger

Daniel Baumann

Edwin Gerard

Yitshak Baumann

Noëlla Dussart

Noëlla Dussart

Nathalie

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