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Man is a Woman
- Director: Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
- Writer: Gilles Taurand; Joele Van Effenterre
- Producer: Michael Johnson
CGiii Comment
A gay man has a head-on collision with traditional Jewish values...bribed into marrying in order to preserve the family name...it's all or nothing, financially.
So he meets a girl and - in next to no time - they decide to marry...
Tasteless to say the least.
It gets a whole lot worse when things move to New York...the scene with Simon and gay teen Daniel is excruciating...badly written, appallingly acted nonsense.
As tasteless as the story is...it's the direction that drives the final nail into the coffin, flatulently flat...despite the wailing, happy-clappy soundtrack.
One to avoid...and, there's a sequel!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Klezmer musician Simon Eskanazy wrestles with his gay nature. His conservative, orthodox family, Parisian bankers, expects him to carry on the family name by marriage. However he's irresistibly drawn to attractive young men, from gay sauna visitors to, surprisingly, the hunky son of devout New York uncle Salomon. Still, Simon secures his considerable inheritance by wedding Rosalie Baumann, that ideal lover's sister, a grand family affair. This 'investment' will only pay off if it produces another generation, but the marriage goes sour.
Cast & Characters
Antoine de Caunes as Simon Eskanazy;
Elsa Zylberstein as Rosalie Baumann;
Gad Elmaleh as David;
Michel Aumont as Oncle Salomon / Uncle Salomon;
Maurice Benichou as Pere de Rosalie / Rosalie's father;
Judith Magre as Simon's mother;
Catherine Hiegel as Mere de Rosalie / Rosalie's mother;
Stephane Metzger as Daniel;
Edwin Gerard as Yitshak Baumann;
Noella Dussart as Nathalie;
Jean-Francois Derec 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