I Don't Want to Be a Man (1918)

Original title

Ich möchte kein Mann sein

Directed by

Ernst Lubitsch

Genre

comedy film, silent film, LGBTQ-related film

Country

Germany

Runtime

55 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 62 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A teenage girl gets tired of the rules that keep her from having fun. She dresses up as a boy and goes out on the town, where her disguise leads to confusion and comedy.

lightheartedplayfulcheekybreezywhimsicalmischievousfast-pacedcomic

What happens

I Don't Want to Be a Man (German: Ich möchte kein Mann sein) is a 1918 German film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. The film stars Ossi Oswalda, Curt Goetz, Ferry Sikla, Margarete Kupfer and Victor Janson. The film is an early example of cross-dressing in a German film. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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