''Adam Is Eve'' (French: ''Adam est... Ève'') is a 1954 French

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directed by

René Gaveau René Gaveau (1900–1972) was a French cinematographer and film director. Selected filmography Cinematographer * '' André Cornélis'' (1918) * '' My Uncle Benjamin'' (1924) * '' Mandrin'' (1924) * '' The Nude Woman'' (1926) * '' André Cornél ...

and starring Michèle Carvel,

Jean Carmet Jean Carmet (; 25 April 1920 – 20 April 1994) was a French actor. Life and career Jean Carmet began working on stage and then in film in the early 1940s becoming a very popular comedic actor in his native country. He is best known internat ...

and

Thérèse Dorny Thérèse Dorny (born Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni; 18 September 1891 – 14 March 1976) was a French film and stage actress. Biography Thérèse Jeanne Longo-Dorni was born on 18 September 1891 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, the only child ...

. It is based on 1952 novel of the same name and was the first French film that covered sex change.Reeser p.127

Synopsis

Charles Beaumont is finishing his

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and is engaged to be married. After taking part in a

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he increasingly feels strange sensations and goes to consult a doctor. He is transformed into Charlotte, a young woman. Unwilling to tell his family or

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, he disappears and earns a living dancing in a

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cabaret show.

Cast

* Michèle Carvel as Charles / Charlotte Beaumont *

as Gaston *

as Mme Beaumont *

Mireille Perrey Mireille Perrey (1904–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Perrey played some leading roles in the 1930s but gradually developed into a character actor, appearing in films such as the British comedy '' Hotel Sahara'' (1951). In ...

as Mme Corinne *

Antoine Balpêtré Antoine Balpêtré (; 3 May 1898 – 28 March 1963) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1933 and 1963. Partial filmography * '' The Agony of the Eagles'' (1933) - Le commandant Thiéry * '' The Hous ...

as Dr. Charman *

Anouk Ferjac Anouk Ferjac (born 25 May 1932) is a French actress. She has appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1946 and 2000. Selected filmography * '' City of Hope'' (1948) * '' Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949) * '' Justice Is Done'' ...

as Claire * Antoinette Moya as Adeline Beaumont *

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as Alphonse *

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as Léon * Gilbert Guiraud as Lucien *

René Blancard René Blancard (12 March 1897 – 5 November 1965) was a French film actor. He appeared in 80 films between 1922 and 1965. Selected filmography * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) – Bras-Rouge * ''Montmartre'' (1925) – Frédéric Char ...

as M Beaumont *

Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier. Selected filmogr ...

as M Lapopie *

Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * '' Chérie'' (1930) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' I'll Be Alone After Midnight'' (1931) * '' ...

as Le garçon * Fransined as Le brigadier *

Claire Gérard Claire Gérard (1889–1971) was a Belgian stage and film actress. She appeared regularly in French cinema in supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * '' If I Were Boss'' ...

as La concierge *

François Joux François Joux (born 11 July 1912, date of death unknown) was a French stage and film actor.Paietta p.15 Selected filmography * ''The Pavilion Burns'' (1941) * ''The Duchess of Langeais (1942 film), The Duchess of Langeais'' (1942) * ''The Trump ...

as La pâte brisée *

Michel Nastorg Michel Nastorg (1914–1984) was a French actor. During World War II he was called into the French army as Soldier Second Class. With the Seventh Army he retreated from Belgium before a fierce German onslaught, and found himself at Dunkirk in Ju ...

as Le maître d'hôtel *

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as Le commissaire * René Berthier as Le portier

References

Bibliography

*Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. *

External links

* 1954 films 1954 comedy films French comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by René Gaveau Films based on French novels 1950s French films Films scored by Jean Yatove {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub