Confusion of Genders

Confusion of Genders (2000)

  • 18% of critics liked it
    (11 reviews)

  • 44% of users liked it
    (847 ratings)

A lawyer finds himself playing on so many sides at once that he has trouble keeping score in this offbeat comedy. Alain (Pascal Greggory) is a bisexual attorney stuck in a deep well of sexual and professional confusion. Alain has become involved with Laurence (Nathalie Richard), another lawyer who… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By
Ilan Duran Cohen, Ila Duran Cohen
Written By
Ilan Duran Cohen, Philippe Lasry, Ila Duran Cohen
Genres
Drama, Romance, Art House & International, Comedy
In Theaters
Jan 1, 2000 Wide
On DVD
Dec 9, 2003
UGC International

Critic Reviews

  • Tom Sime, Dallas Morning News

    We wander through Alain's life just as he does, never satisfied, and perhaps marveling at how dull bisexual promiscuity actually seems to be.

  • Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

    Certainly sexy, entertaining and provocative -- in several senses of the word -- but it's also tiresome as only a French film can be when everyone in it has only sex and amour on his or her mind and is deadly serious about both.

  • Jami Bernard, New York Daily News

    Despite a plethora of 'naughty bits,' it's a yawn.

  • Dennis Lim, Village Voice

    In an effort to keep the plates spinning, the movie quickly devolves from risque to risible.

  • Stephen Holden, New York Times

    A sleek-looking film with intense performances by its cast, Confusion of Genders has nothing to say that wasn't put much more succinctly in a minor 50's pop hit for Sarah Vaughan ...

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  • Walter M


    [font=Century Gothic]In "Confusion of Genders," Alain(Pascal Greggory) is a middle aged lawyer who is depressed on both a personal and a professional level.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Despite having numerous trysts with members of both genders,… More

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