Man Is a Woman

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Man Is a Woman

Release Date: March 11, 1998

Year	:	1998
Slogan	:	«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...»
Genres	:	Comedy, Romance
Production Companies	:	PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, Les Films Balenciaga, M6 Films
Director	:	Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
Producers	:	Françoise Menidrey, Marie-France Michel, Jean-Luc Ormières, Régine Konckier, Claire Barnier, Shannon Causey, Byron Crystal, Daniel Dubois, Michael Johnson, Philippe Besnier, Alan Corno, Stéphanie Bénitah, David Graham
Writers	:	Joële Van Effenterre, Gilles Taurand, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
RunTime	:	100 mins.

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.