"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