Adam Is Eve

Adam Is Eve (French: Adam est... Ève) is a 1954 French comedy film directed by René Gaveau and starring Michèle Carvel, Jean Carmet and Thérèse Dorny. It is based on Francis Didelot's 1952 novel of the same name and was the first French film that covered sex change.

Adam Is Eve
Directed by	René Gaveau
Written by	René Gaveau
Based on	Adam est Ève by Francis Didelot
Produced by	Fernand Rivers Lucien Viard
Starring	Michèle Carvel Jean Carmet Thérèse Dorny
Cinematography	Georges Leclerc
Edited by	Michelle David
Music by	Jean Yatove
Production companies	Les Films Fernand Rivers Orex Films
Distributed by	Les Films Fernand Rivers
Release date	30 July 1954 (1954-07-30)
Running time	92 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Charles Beaumont is finishing his national service and is engaged to be married. After taking part in a boxing match 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 fiancée he disappears and earns a living dancing in a nude cabaret show.

Cast

• Michèle Carvel as Charles / Charlotte Beaumont
• Jean Carmet as Gaston
• Thérèse Dorny as Mme Beaumont
• Mireille Perrey as Mme Corinne
• Antoine Balpêtré as Dr. Charman
• Anouk Ferjac as Claire
• Antoinette Moya as Adeline Beaumont
• Robert Lombard as Alphonse
• Robert Rocca as Léon
• Gilbert Guiraud as Lucien
• René Blancard as M Beaumont
• Jean Tissier as M Lapopie
• Georges Bever as Le garçon
• Fransined as Le brigadier
• Claire Gérard as La concierge
• François Joux as La pâte brisée
• Michel Nastorg as Le maître d'hôtel
• André Numès Fils as Le commissaire
• René Berthier as Le portier

Bibliography

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
• Reeser, Todd W. (2017). "Transsexuality and the Production of French Universalism: René Gaveau's "Adam est... Ève" (1954)". The French Review. 91 (2): 126–138. ISSN 0016-111X.

External links

• Adam Is Eve at IMDb