A Conversation With the Filmmakers of 'When Men Were Men'
Hours before their line-up of screenings for Trans Awareness Week began, the filmmakers of 'When Men Were Men' chatted with me about the film's personal exploration of masculinity.
Secrets de famille
Serge-Henri Frikard-Meskin - a property developer never out of the news - lives with his second wife, Maggy, and his two children from his first marriage, Charles-Edouard and Pierre-Alexandre, in a sumptuous villa in the south of France. Their butler is rushed away by ambulance, suffering from an inexplicable disease. The couple call an agency, Domestique Intérim, who send them another. His arrival and the arousal of lust it brings will turn the lives of this family and its friends upside-down, revealing well-kept secrets along the way.
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Serge-Henri Frikard-Meskin - a property developer never out of the news - lives with his second wife, Maggy, and his two children from his first marriage, Charles-Edouard and Pierre-Alexandre, in a sumptuous villa in the south of France. Their butler is rushed away by ambulance, suffering from an inexplicable disease. The couple call an agency, Domestique Intérim, who send them another. His arrival and the arousal of lust it brings will turn the lives of this family and its friends upside-down, revealing well-kept secrets along the way.
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Written By:Jean-Daniel Cadinot
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Runtime:102 minutes
Studio:French Art
Cast
Jean-Daniel Cadinot
Director
Dorian Valmont
Pierre-Alexandre
Martin Berne
German Correspondent
Harvey Whistle
Charles Edouard
Bibian Norai
Mrs. Frikard-Meskin
Michel Duponcelle
Mr. Frikard-Meskin
Maximilien Kobs
Le pisciniste
Mario Cavalieri
the Steward
Haythem Nidal
Pierre-Alexandre's Friend
Sylvain Paka
Pierre-Alexandre's College Friend
Casimir Rich
German Correspondent
Sydney McKenna
a Police Officer
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