The Comedy of Work
La Comédie du travail
Release: 1988-03-02
·Runtime: 88m
·★ 5.7
Comedy
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
La Sept
Les Films d'Ici
Video 13 Productions
Cast
Roland Blanche
as Benoît Constant
Henri Déus
as Sylvain Berg
Sabine Haudepin
as Françoise Duru
Jean Abeillé
as Le demandeur de prêt
Max Desrau
as Le vieux routard
Michel Delahaye
as Le chef de l'ANPE
Françoise Vatel
as Une amie de Françoise
Micha Bayard
as Le concierge
Paulette Dubost
as La libraire
Richard Bigotini
as L'huissier ASSEDIC
Maurice Chevit
as Le vieux chômeur
Dominique Zardi
as L'huissier de l'ANPE
Jacques Nolot
as Le chômeur battu
Pierre Belot
as Le conservateur
Manuela Gourary
as La râleuse
Annie Savarin
as La pompiste
Luc Moullet
as Monsieur Chômeur