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The Comedy of Work
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The Comedy of Work

Mar 2, 1988
1h 28m
★ 5.7

Overview

Sylvain Berg, a "professional" unemployed who spends his time hiking and mountain climbing, and "model" bank employee Benoît Constant, who has just been fired and does not want his wife to find out, both find themselves in Françoise Duru's office at an employment agency. Françoise is secretly in love with Sylvain, so in order to keep him close she convinces her employer to give Sylvain a job he doesn't want, instead of Benoit who not only wants it but also has the right qualifications.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

La Sept
Les Films d'Ici
Video 13 Productions

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Cast

Roland Blanche

Benoît Constant

Roland Blanche

Henri Déus

Sylvain Berg

Henri Déus

Antonietta Pizzorno

L'épouse de Benoît

Antonietta Pizzorno

Sabine Haudepin

Françoise Duru

Sabine Haudepin

Jean Abeillé

Le demandeur de prêt

Jean Abeillé

Max Desrau

Le vieux routard

Max Desrau

Claude Merlin

L'employé ASSEDIC

Claude Merlin

Michel Delahaye

Le chef de l'ANPE

Michel Delahaye

Françoise Vatel

Une amie de Françoise

Françoise Vatel

Benjamin Chedal

Le fils de Benoît

Benjamin Chedal

Micha Bayard

Le concierge

Micha Bayard

Paulette Dubost

La libraire

Paulette Dubost

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