Man Is a Woman (1998)

  • NR
  • 10/15/1998 (US)
  • 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 Zilbermann

Director, Story, Screenplay

Joële Van Effenterre

Story

Gilles Taurand

Writer

Cast

Antoine de Caunes's headshot

Antoine de Caunes

Simon Eskenazy
Elsa Zylberstein's headshot

Elsa Zylberstein

Rosalie Baumann
Gad Elmaleh's headshot

Gad Elmaleh

David Eskenazi
Michel Aumont's headshot

Michel Aumont

Uncle Salomon
Judith Magre's headshot

Judith Magre

Simon's mother
Maurice Bénichou's headshot

Maurice Bénichou

Rosalie's father
Catherine Hiegel's headshot

Catherine Hiegel

Rosalie's mother
Stéphane Metzger's headshot

Stéphane Metzger

Daniel Baumann

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