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"A bizarre, sexually ambiguous, cantankerously sceptical burlesque on the ascent of feminine independence and the resulting commodification of masculinity." – Slant
Spurned by his college girlfriend, an eccentric young man (Jerry Lewis, at his manic best) resolves to avoid all romantic associations with the opposite sex. He gets a job at a boarding house, but soon discovers to his horror that all of the residents are women – and that his clumsy antics seem to do little to curb their interest in him.
Shot on a giant, stunningly intricate doll's house set – which Godard famously paid homage to in Tout va bien – The Ladies Man is one of Lewis' most ambitious comedies, effortlessly combining delightfully surreal slapstick with undercurrents of Freudian sexual neurosis.
"An astonishingly visually impressive comedy … [the set] is a masterpiece in its own right." – 4:3
