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Reviews for I Don't Want to Be a Man

6.5 / 10 45min

A teenage tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun. She quickly discovers that being the opposite sex isn’t as easy as she had hoped for. What ensues is a gender-bending comedy decades ahead of its time.

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user8591b6ioh9h's Movie review

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Review by user8591b6ioh9h

A memorable pair of Lubitsch and Oswalda introduces another freakishly brilliant idea- A Gender Bending Comedy.

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Review by user824jq6hh267

A new guardian is employed to keep her in check

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Review by user766uk154n0x

In this film, Ossi, the spoiled niece of a German businessman, decides she's had enough with being a woman and wants to try being a man.

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Review by user149uajy8mau

Fun and Charming Gender-Bending Flick from Over a Century Ago

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Review by user297n2d3w47r

Great fun, even 100 years later (with footnotes)

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Review by user557eozpr9bx

Not the best from Lubitsch's early films

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Review by user919828ig39o

Challenging gender norms before it was cool

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Review by GoldenGoose

A good early Lubitsch, definitely worth a look

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Review by WildWolf

Interesting, but inconclusive, sexual comedy of errors

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Review by user38a9csao3n

A good bit better than his "Oyster Princess"

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Review by user512hfxx2yoa

Excellent Comedy Vehicle That Challenges Gender Stereotypes

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Review by user3807fbhpizx

A Very Modern And Unconventional Fraulein