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Oh, If I Only Were a Man

1966 · 88 min

A breezy black-and-white romp that coasts on charm, gentle gender-swap comedy and the easy pleasure of watching a sharp heroine outwit a stuffy office.

Directed by
Stefanos Fotiadis
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Maro Kodou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giannis Michalopoulos
Overview
Frustrated and unemployed after being sexually harassed repeatedly, Stella decides to play the role of a guy, using the identity of her twin brother (who is living in Australia) hoping to get a job. She immediately wins the trust of her new employers and soon gets promoted to manager. The troubles begin when she falls in love with her boss' son.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Stefanos Fotiadis
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Maro Kodou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giannis Michalopoulos
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • gender
  • work
  • identity
  • love
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
Maro Kodou, Dionysis Papagiannopoulos, Giannis Michalopoulos, Yorgos Moutsios, Nana Skiada, Nikos Rizos, Katerina Yioulaki, Takis Hristoforidis
Runtime
88 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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