Man to Man is a one-woman play by Manfred Karge and was filmed by John Maybury, starring Tilda Swinton.

Plot:
Shortly before the WW II, Ella Gericke (Tilda Swinton) takes on the identity of her husband Max after his death to work instead of him in the factory. She continues to be Max until she herself doesn’t even know who she is anymore.
The story is told from her point of view as an old woman.

Ugh. People, this movie is equally really boring and really annoying and very, very trying. Honestly, though Tilda Swinton gives it her best, listening to an hour long rant that’s not broken up by anything, no other person, no visual relief, nothing is not something I can recommend.

[Poster of the theatre production, not the movie.]

I really thought that this movie would be interesting. I can live with experimental, I’m interested in gender stuff, I love Tilda Swinton and the German history is something I at least know a lot about. But when I saw it, I just wanted to make Tilda Swinton shut up for at least a little while and I wanted to strangle John Maybury for the unnecessary and badly done blue screen action and then my body fell asleep. Out of protest.

Maybe, if I had managed to stay awake, a cineastic masterpiece would have unfolded in front of me, but somehow I doubt it. And I know that the thing that will stay with me the longest was Max Gericke’s teeth – they were awful and they grew continuously more awful. And that was probably very realistic but that’s a case where I’d hugely appreciate artistic license.

So, I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone but the die-hardest Swinton and/or Maybury fans.