High-spirited young Ossi Oswalda is the bane of her uncle and governess' existence. She insists on playing poker and smoking and talks with strange men on the street. When her uncle leaves to take up a new job, she looks forward to enjoying new freedom. Her hopes are dashed when her new guardian Dr. Kersten proves to be strict and unyielding. Frustrated with her cloistered life, Ossi sneaks out on the town dressed as a young man. She finds that being a man has its own disadvantages when she discovers she is not given the same gentle treatment when she is masquerading as a male. She decides to attend a lavish ball in her new disguise. Soon, Dr. Kersten appears at the ball trying to woo a young lady and Ossi vengefully tries to steal her away from her hated guardian. Eventually, another man attracts the woman's attention, and the disguised Ossi and the doctor reconcile. The two proceed to bond over cigars and champagne. After the ball is over, the pair drunkenly stumble home, exchanging inebriated kisses. After they pass out in a hired cab, the driver mistakenly leaves Ossi at the doctor's house and drops off the doctor at Ossi's home. Upon waking up in strange house, Ossi becomes alarmed and runs home where the doctor has woken up and is trying to sneak out of the house undetected. Still in disguise, she pretends she is visiting her cousin Ossi, and the doctor begs her not to tell his ward about their "adventure". Ossi agrees and goes upstairs where she begins to undress. The doctor comes to wake her and is astonished to see Ossi wearing a man's suit. The tables are turned when Ossi scolds him for his behavior. Giving in to the attraction he feels for her, the doctor kisses her.
DVD releasesedit
The film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the boxed set Lubitsch in Berlin in 2007 with English intertitles. It was released in the UK by Eureka's Masters of Cinema series as part of the boxed set Lubitsch in Berlin: Fairy-Tales, Melodramas, and Sex Comedies in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles.
want, german, möchte, kein, mann, sein, 1918, german, film, directed, ernst, lubitsch, directed, byernst, lubitschwritten, byhanns, krälyernst, lubitschproduced, bypaul, davidsoncinematographytheodor, sparkuhlproductioncompanypagudistributed, byufarelease, dat. I Don t Want to Be a Man German Ich mochte kein Mann sein is a 1918 German film directed by Ernst Lubitsch I Don t Want to Be a ManDirected byErnst LubitschWritten byHanns KralyErnst LubitschProduced byPaul DavidsonCinematographyTheodor SparkuhlProductioncompanyPAGUDistributed byUFARelease date1 October 1918 1918 10 01 Running time41 min 20 frame s CountryGermany It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin Contents 1 Cast 2 Plot 3 DVD releases 4 External linksCast editOssi Oswalda as Ossi Curt Goetz as Dr Kersten Ferry Sikla as Counsellor Brockmuller Margarete Kupfer as The Governess Victor JansonPlot editHigh spirited young Ossi Oswalda is the bane of her uncle and governess existence She insists on playing poker and smoking and talks with strange men on the street When her uncle leaves to take up a new job she looks forward to enjoying new freedom Her hopes are dashed when her new guardian Dr Kersten proves to be strict and unyielding Frustrated with her cloistered life Ossi sneaks out on the town dressed as a young man She finds that being a man has its own disadvantages when she discovers she is not given the same gentle treatment when she is masquerading as a male She decides to attend a lavish ball in her new disguise Soon Dr Kersten appears at the ball trying to woo a young lady and Ossi vengefully tries to steal her away from her hated guardian Eventually another man attracts the woman s attention and the disguised Ossi and the doctor reconcile The two proceed to bond over cigars and champagne After the ball is over the pair drunkenly stumble home exchanging inebriated kisses After they pass out in a hired cab the driver mistakenly leaves Ossi at the doctor s house and drops off the doctor at Ossi s home Upon waking up in strange house Ossi becomes alarmed and runs home where the doctor has woken up and is trying to sneak out of the house undetected Still in disguise she pretends she is visiting her cousin Ossi and the doctor begs her not to tell his ward about their adventure Ossi agrees and goes upstairs where she begins to undress The doctor comes to wake her and is astonished to see Ossi wearing a man s suit The tables are turned when Ossi scolds him for his behavior Giving in to the attraction he feels for her the doctor kisses her DVD releases editThe film was released in the US by Kino Lorber as part of the boxed set Lubitsch in Berlin in 2007 with English intertitles It was released in the UK by Eureka s Masters of Cinema series as part of the boxed set Lubitsch in Berlin Fairy Tales Melodramas and Sex Comedies in 2010 with German intertitles and English subtitles External links editI Don t Want to Be a Man at IMDb nbsp nbsp This article related to a German film of the 1910s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This 1910s short comedy film related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Don 27t Want to Be a Man amp oldid 1163475680, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
