A Slightly Pregnant Man (1973)

A male Parisian driving school owner who goes to see his doctor and complains of feeling run down is pronounced four months pregnant. When the diagnosis is confirmed by a specialist, the ... See full summary »

Director:

Jacques Demy

Writer:

Jacques Demy

Stars:

Catherine Deneuve, Marcello Mastroianni, Micheline Presle

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Catherine Deneuve	...	Irène de Fontenoy
Marcello Mastroianni	...	Marco Mazetti
Micheline Presle	...	Dr. Delavigne
Marisa Pavan	...	Maria Mazetti
Claude Melki	...	Lucien Soumain
Mireille Mathieu	...	Self / En personne
André Falcon	...	Scipion Lemeu
Maurice Biraud	...	Lamarie
Alice Sapritch	...	Ramona Martinez
Raymond Gérôme	...	Gérard Chaumont de Latour
Madeleine Barbulée	...	Mlle Janvier
Micheline Dax	...	Mme Corfa
Benjamin Legrand	...	Lucas
Jacques Legras	...	Leboeuf, le marchand de télévisions
Tonie Marshall	...	La présentatrice de Bobino

Storyline

A male Parisian driving school owner who goes to see his doctor and complains of feeling run down is pronounced four months pregnant. When the diagnosis is confirmed by a specialist, the result is an international media frenzy.

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Plot Keywords:

driving school | women's rights | unborn child | right to choose | freedom of choice | 

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Taglines:

A different plan for planned parenthood!

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When this film was made , Deneuve and Mastroianni were a couple in real life and had just had a daughter.

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Quotes

Conseiller: Does he still believe in the tooth fairy?
Irène de Fontenoy: Yes. The tooth fairy, Santa, all that stuff.
Conseiller: I think brainwashing them like that is just ridiculous.
Clarisse de Saint-Clair, une cliente du salon: I agree. Filling kids' heads with stories about fairies, Santa, and God will turn them into nothing but half-wits.
Conseiller: I agree about the fairies and Santa, but not God. God exists, my dear.
Clarisse de Saint-Clair, une cliente du salon: That's a good one! You hear that Irène?
Irène de Fontenoy: I believe in it all. Everything astonishes me.
Clarisse de Saint-Clair, une cliente du salon: You're that gullible?
Irène de Fontenoy: I'm still a little girl inside.

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Connections

References They Call Me Trinity (1970)

User Reviews

Not a bad film...but given the subject, I would have expected more...

In this French film, Marcello Mastroianni plays a man who is diagnosed as being pregnant! This would explain all of Marcello's aches and pains and swelling! His wife (Catherine Deneuve) seems quite pleased with it and Marcello seems to accept it all rather easily. In fact, that is an odd thing about the film--the public and media also accept it rather easily--perhaps too easily! And, in light of this, it's odd that he wasn't subjected to a huge battery of tests--it's just accepted! The idea of a pregnant man could have been handled in a wide variety of ways--and the rather matter of fact way it was handled here surprised me. This film was NOT handled as slapstick or as an obvious comedy--more like a mildly amusing film and that is all. That, combined with the VERY anti-climactic ending made for a film that was diverting but not especially satisfying--good as a time-passer but with very little to say about gender roles or inequities or comedy. This is a case where a film has an exceptional director (Jacques Demy) and some exceptional actors were hampered by a rather mundane script despite the novel idea (after all, this film came out before "Rabbit Test" and "Junior").

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

October 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Un hombre en estado interesante

Filming Locations:

Assemblée Nationale, Paris 7, Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lira Films, Roas Produzioni

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1