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Man Is a Woman
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...

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ComedyRomance

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

5.719/10

Release Date

11 March 1998

Country

France

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

Edwin Gerard

Yitshak Baumann

Noëlla Dussart

Noëlla Dussart

Nathalie

Jean-François Dérec

Jean-François Dérec

Jean-Rene

Sacha Santon

Sacha Santon

Samuel Baumann

Gilles Atlan

Gilles Atlan

Elisser Baumann

Irene Zilbermann

Irene Zilbermann

Lady in red

Jesse Joe Walsh

Jesse Joe Walsh

Rabbi Fisher

Maryse Deol

Maryse Deol

Cousin

Jacqueline Segard

Jacqueline Segard

Red-headed woman

Patrick Burgel

Patrick Burgel

Auctioneer

Roland Oberlin

Roland Oberlin

Dressmaker

Andrée Damant

Andrée Damant

Bank employee

Henri Dorothe

Henri Dorothe

Security man

Louis-Serge Segard

Louis-Serge Segard

Man in sauna

Lilly Reka

Lilly Reka

Wedding guest

Francine Zilbermann

Francine Zilbermann

Wedding guest

Raymonde Aknin

Raymonde Aknin

Wedding guest

Charles Aknin

Charles Aknin

Wedding guest

Lilly Scherr

Lilly Scherr

Wedding guest

Lee Delong

Lee Delong

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