''Serious as Pleasure'' (french: Sérieux comme le plaisir) is a 1975 French drama film directed by

Robert Benayoun Robert Benayoun (12 December 1926 in Kenitra, Morocco – 20 October 1996, Paris) was a French film critic and author, and one-time member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival of 1980. He wrote books on Tex Avery, Woody Allen, Buster Keaton, the ...

Cast

* Jane Birkin - Ariane Berg *

Richard Leduc Richard Leduc (born 1941) is a French actor. He appeared in more than thirty films from 1969 to 1999. Leduc makes his debut in 1967 television series '' Les oiseaux rares'' (The rare birds). He played the lead role of Simon in his feature film d ...

- Bruno * Raymond Bussières - The fisherman *

Georges Mansart Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) * Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 197 ...

- Patrice * Paul Demange - The cards specialist * Hubert Deschamps - The man at the restaurant *

Marc Dudicourt Marc Dudicourt (6 May 1932 – 1 May 2021) was a French actor. Biography Son of an industrial designer, he came to live in Paris with his family when he was eleven years old. Passionate about Walt Disney and cartooning, he decided to become a ...

- The mercier * Isabelle Huppert - The girl brought back at home *

Francis Perrin Francis Perrin may refer to: * Francis Perrin (actor) (born 1947), French actor, screenwriter and director * Francis Perrin (physicist) (1901–1992), French physicist See also

* Perrin (disambiguation) {{hndis, Perrin, Francis ...

- The car seller *

Roger Riffard Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ( ...

- Man in the field *

Jacques Spiesser Jacques Spiesser (born 7 June 1947) is a French actor. Biography After having taken courses at the Conservatoire, he made his film debut in 1972 in Nina Companeez's '' Faustine et le bel été'' with Muriel Catala. He is best known to English ...

- The man at the 103 kilometer * Jacques Villeret - The cop on television * Jean-Luc Bideau - Man on the Road * - M. Berg, Ariane's father *

Pierre Étaix Pierre Étaix (; 23 November 1928 – 14 October 2016) was a French clown, comedian and filmmaker. Étaix made a series of short- and feature-length films, many of them co-written by influential screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière. He won an Acade ...

- The boy upstairs * Andréa Ferréol - The lady in white *

Serge Gainsbourg Serge Gainsbourg (; born Lucien Ginsburg; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French musician, singer-songwriter, actor, author and filmmaker. Regarded as one of the most important figures in French pop, he was renowned for often provoca ...

- The unknown of the lake *

Michael Lonsdale Michael Edward Lonsdale-Crouch (24 May 1931 – 21 September 2020), commonly known as Michael Lonsdale and sometimes named as Michel Lonsdale, was a French actor and author who appeared in over 180 films and television shows. He is best know ...

- Inspector Fournier

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* 1975 films French drama films 1970s French-language films 1975 drama films Films directed by Robert Benayoun Films with screenplays by Jean-Claude Carrière 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub