I Am Not an Easy Man (2018)

A shameless chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women and locks horns with a powerful female author.

Director:

Eléonore Pourriat (as Eleonore Pourriat)

Writers:

Ariane Fert (collaborating writer), Eléonore Pourriat (as Eleonore Pourriat)

Stars:

Vincent Elbaz, Marie-Sophie Ferdane, Pierre Benezit

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Cast

Credited cast:
Vincent Elbaz	...	Damien
Marie-Sophie Ferdane	...	Alexandra Lamour
Pierre Benezit	...	Christophe
Blanche Gardin	...	Sybille
Céline Menville	...	Lolo
Christèle Tual	...	Annie
Rémi Gérard	...	Samuel
Olivier Pajot	...	Damien's father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamel Barbouche	...	Man with headscarf #2
Jessica Blue	...	Boxing Coach / Bartender / Teacher (voice)
Mourad Boudaoud	...	Man with headscarf #1
Moon Dailly	...	Alexandra's boxing coach
Jeanne Ferron	...	Damien's mother
Claire Guillon
Atmen Kelif	...	Marco, Damien's boss

Storyline

Alexandra, 40, is a dominant seductress that nothing and no one seems to destabilize. His meeting with Damien, a forty-year-old big mouth, will upset his balance. Everything opposes and yet - By agreeing to lower the mask, these two will love each other against all odds. A fluoroscopy of the romantic relationship telling the story of a woman and a man, from their first meeting to their separation, in a world like ours, to this little thing close - that women and men are reversed there.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | topless female nudity | sexism | discrimination | condescension | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Very closely resembles, if not based on, Norwegian author Gerd Brantenberg's novel "The Daughters of Egalia" (1977). Although set in a different context the similarities are evident.

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Connections

Remake of Oppressed Majority (2010)

User Reviews

Surprisingly enjoyable

I liked the premise but thought it was a bit obvious and didn't think it would be able to drag out to a full length movie. And I'm quite a feminist so I didn't think it would be particularly surprising seeing things reversed.

And yet I was. The attention to detail is good, so the things you never noticed and took for granted kind of make you do a double take. It's one thing to know the theory, another to actually see the different paradigm come to life. Thoroughly hilarious.

And a nice enough story, with good enough acting, to thoroughly sustain a full length movie that I did not want to stop watching.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

13 April 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

I Am Not an Easy Man

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Autopilot Entertainment, Film Invaders, Frenchkiss Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1