Man Woman Wanted (1973)

Man Woman Wanted 1973 Stanislaw works in an art museum in Warsaw its not a very well paid job, and his boss is a bit of a martinet When a painting is found to be missing from the store room, the boss accuses Stanislaw and gives him 24 hours to return it, or go to jail Well, Stanislaw is innocent, so he cant return it, and he decides to borrow some of his wifes clothes and her wig, and go into hiding as a woman, Maria He gets a job as housemaid, although his practical home skills are pretty well non existent, but a succession of amorous husbands, difficult children, and eccentric bosses drives him from one job to the next Meanwhile his efforts to keep in touch with his wife lead to her becoming suspicious of his involvement with another girl he is talking to, and then when he kisses his wife amourously, the girl is scandalised to see what appear to be two women kissing This was 1973 in Poland, remember Finally he gets a decent place working for the director of an architectural practice but this man has to write and deliver a presentation on the merits of his town planning proposals, and this is not his strong point Stanislaw as Maria helps with the text, and this is so successful that the boss wants Maria to accompany him to the presentation itself However, there is a snag Maria would have to pretend to be a man The boss finds an old suit and tells Maria to put it on but he isnt impressed with the result and castigates Maria for making such a poor show as a man Obviously Maria is still walking and sitting down like a girl, so the bosss wife gives Maria some coaching in male body language Will Stanislaw be trapped forever on the run and pretending to be Maria