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

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directed by René Gaveau and starring Michèle Carvel,

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and

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. 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, and unwilling to tell his family or

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he disappears and earns a living dancing in a nude 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). I ...

as Mme Corinne * Antoine Balpêtré 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 * ''Scandal on the Champs-Élysées'' (1949) * '' Justice Is Done'' (1950) * '' Without Trumpet ...

as Claire *

Antoinette Moya Antoinette is a given name, that is a diminutive feminine form of Antoine and Antonia (from Latin ''Antonius''). People with the name include: Nobles * Antoinette de Maignelais, Baroness of Villequier by marriage (1434–1474), mistress of C ...

as Adeline Beaumont * Robert Lombard as Alphonse * Robert Rocca 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 Charanç ...

as M Beaumont * Jean Tissier 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) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' ...

as Le garçon * Fransined as Le brigadier *

Claire Gérard Clair or Claire may refer to: *Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire * Clair (surname) Places Canada * Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska * Clair Parish, New Brunswick * Pointe-Claire, Q ...

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) * '' The Trump Card'' (1942) * ''Paris Frills'' ( ...

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 J ...

as Le maître d'hôtel *

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as Le commissaire *

René Berthier René Berthier (1912–2001) was a French film and television actor.Vincendeau p.247 Partial filmography * ''Croisière pour l'inconnu'' (1948) - Fleuret * ''I Like Only You'' (1949) - Le secrétaire * ''Rendezvous in July'' (1949) * ''Not Any ...

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 {{1950s-France-film-stub