Men are only women too

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Movie
German title Men are only women too
Original title L'Homme est une femme comme les autres
Country of production France
original language French
Publishing year 1998
length 100 minutes
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Director Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
script Gilles Taurand ,
Joële Van Effenterre ,
Jean-Jacques Zilbermann
production Régine Konckier ,
Jean-Luc Ormières
music Giora Feidman
camera Pierre Aïm
cut Monica Coleman
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Men are only women too ( L'Homme est une femme comme les autres ) is a 1998 French film.

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Simon Eskanazy, a gay Jewish clarinetist, lives in Paris. His rich uncle does not want the Jewish family name to die out and offers the openly gay man a lot of money for a wedding. American singer Rosalie, who wants to save herself for marriage, falls madly in love with Simon's clarinet. Simon appears to marry Rosalie, who belongs to an extended Orthodox Jewish family in New York. Simon really falls in love with her and confesses the truth to her. Now Rosalie's brother falls in love with Simon, but Simon evades the temptation and fathered a child with Rosalie on their wedding night. As a result, however, the marriage seems to be falling apart, Simon is sexually blocked towards his wife, Rosalie moves back to the USA. The open ending of the film indicates the possibility of a reconciliation between the couple.

Reviews

  • “A funny series of relationships between Jean-Jacques Zilbermann and two brilliantly presented main actors. Zilbermann and Gilles Taurand, who wrote the screenplay together, look at the Jewish milieu in France and New York, where the story is based, with a loving wink. The film about the difference between love and passion is told with so much humor and ease that the tragedy of the story of two people who love each other but cannot live together takes a back seat. "(Prisma)

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