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Man Is a Woman

Man Is a Woman

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...

19985.61h 40m

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.

Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Written by Joële Van Effenterre, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, Gilles Taurand
Produced by Régine Konckier, Jean-Luc Ormières
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Top 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

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Edwin Gerard

Yitshak Baumann

Noëlla Dussart

Noëlla Dussart

Nathalie

Themes & Keywords

clarinetsaunamarriagepatriarchymarriage of conveniencedream girlinheritancesingingweddingcousin relationshipfalse pretensesjewish familygay theme

About Man Is a Woman

Man Is a Woman is a comedy, romance film released in 1998 exploring themes of clarinet, sauna, marriage, patriarchy, marriage of convenience, dream girl. Directed by Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, it stars Antoine de Caunes, Elsa Zylberstein, Gad Elmaleh. 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.

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