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Feature film — 1998

Man Is a Woman (1998)

5.71h 40mComedy — Romance

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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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment / Les Films Balenciaga / M6 Films

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Director: Jean-Jacques Zilbermann

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Cast & crew

Antoine de Caunes as Simon Eskenazy

Antoine de Caunes

Simon Eskenazy

Elsa Zylberstein as Rosalie Baumann

Elsa Zylberstein

Rosalie Baumann

Gad Elmaleh as David Eskenazi

Gad Elmaleh

David Eskenazi

Michel Aumont as Uncle Salomon

Michel Aumont

Uncle Salomon

Judith Magre as Simon's mother

Judith Magre

Simon's mother

Maurice Bénichou as Rosalie's father

Maurice Bénichou

Rosalie's father

Catherine Hiegel as Rosalie's mother

Catherine Hiegel

Rosalie's mother

Stéphane Metzger as Daniel Baumann

Stéphane Metzger

Daniel Baumann

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Edwin Gerard

Yitshak Baumann

Noëlla Dussart as Nathalie

Noëlla Dussart

Nathalie

Jean-François Dérec as Jean-Rene

Jean-François Dérec

Jean-Rene

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Sacha Santon

Samuel Baumann

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