A SLIGHTLY PREGNANT MAN
[L’ÉVÉNEMENT LE PLUS IMPORTANT DEPUIS QUE L’HOMME A MARCHÉ SUR LA LUNE]
Jacques Demy (THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG) never shied away from dipping his toes in the fanciful, but A SLIGHTLY PREGNANT MAN takes a full dive into the delightfully absurd. A comic confection with a provocative aftertaste, Demy’s film concerns a mustachioed driving instructor (Marcello Mastroianni) and his hairdresser fiancée (Catherine Deneuve) faced with an unexpected pregnancy. As one can glean from the title, she is not the one with the expanding belly. In Demy’s film, a serious examination of shifting gender roles sits happily alongside the goofball scenario. (Note courtesy of Janus Films.) DIR/SCR Jacques Demy; PROD Raymond Danon. France/Italy, 1973, color, 96 min. In French with English subtitles. NOT RATED
Run Time: 96 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Genre: Comedy
