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

Une cliente du salon: If men start having children, the pill will be sold everywhere.
Janine, une coiffeuse: There'll be abortions on demand.
Irène de Fontenoy: No industrialist would abandon his factory for two months. He'd get an abortion.
Une cliente du salon: And no jail!

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Connections

References Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

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Soundtracks

Paris perdu
Lyrics by Jacques Demy
Music by Michel Legrand
Performed by Mireille Mathieu

User Reviews

Odd Film, Not Great

What is this obsession we all seem to share about men getting pregnant? Be it the French, Italians, Americans, or Japanese, we as human all seem to have this same idea. An impossibility, it is the stuff of dreams, weird wacked-out movies, and cold-sweat nightmares.

Maybe it's because in this day and age women can do everything men can do, but men can never experience the miracle of birthing a child. I don't know. But I do know that this film is just okay at it's very best moments, and overall it's no more than boring and frustrating. There's no big payoff or much else good for that matter. Do not recommend.

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French Italian

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