Man Is a Woman

Man Is a Woman

100 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 11, 1998

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.

Man Is a Woman

100 mins | Comedy, Romance | March 11, 1998

Man Is a Woman
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.
IMDb rating 6.2
Producers M6 Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Les Films Balenciaga
Original title L'homme est une femme comme les autres
Directors Ghislaine Boileux, Nathalie Bezon, René Veilleux, Michael Lerman, Agathe Grau, Peggy Sutton, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, Régis Musset
Writers Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, Gilles Taurand, Joële Van Effenterre

Cast

Antoine de Caunes

as Simon Eskenazy

Elsa Zylberstein

as Rosalie Baumann

Gad Elmaleh

as David Eskenazi

Michel Aumont

as Uncle Salomon

Judith Magre

as Simon's mother

Maurice Bénichou

as Rosalie's father

Catherine Hiegel

as Rosalie's mother

Stéphane Metzger

as Daniel Baumann

Edwin Gerard

as Yitshak Baumann

Noëlla Dussart

as Nathalie

Jean-François Dérec

as Jean-Rene

Sacha Santon

as Samuel Baumann

Gilles Atlan

as Elisser Baumann

Irene Zilbermann

as Lady in red

Jesse Joe Walsh

as Rabbi Fisher

Maryse Deol

as Cousin

Jacqueline Segard

as Red-headed woman

Patrick Burgel

as Auctioneer

Roland Oberlin

as Dressmaker

Andrée Damant

as Bank employee

Henri Dorothe

as Security man

Louis-Serge Segard

as Man in sauna

Lilly Reka

as Wedding guest

Francine Zilbermann

as Wedding guest

Raymonde Aknin

as Wedding guest

Charles Aknin

as Wedding guest

Lilly Scherr

as Wedding guest