''There's Nothing Wrong with Being Good to Yourself'' (, lit. "She's So Young and Knows All", in France or in Quebec) is a Canadian-French

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film, directed by

Claude Mulot Claude Mulot (1942–1986) was a French screenwriter and film director who mainly specialized in adult films, but also made various attempts in other genres like horror films (''The Blood Rose''), comedies (''Le jour se lève et les conneries co ...

and released in 1974.

Gerald Pratley Gerald Arthur Pratley (September 3, 1923 – March 14, 2011) was a Canadian film critic and historian. Piers Handling"Gerald Arthur Pratley" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', September 18, 2011. A longtime film critic for the Canadian Broadcasting Cor ...

, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 216. The film stars

Jean Lefebvre Jean Marcel Lefebvre (3 October 1919Some sources indicate he was born in 1922. – 9 July 2004) was a French film actor. His erratic studies were interrupted by World War II. Taken prisoner and then requisitioned as a laborer, he escaped to joi ...

and Françoise Lemieux as Charles and Martine Lebrun, a couple from

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residing in

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whose teenage niece Joëlle (Andrée Cousineau) is visiting for the summer. After Charles' coworker reveals that his own teenage daughter is pregnant, Charles decides to talk to Joëlle about the birds and the bees, only to discover that she already knows far more about sex than he does, in turn leading Charles and Martine to try to spice up their sex lives by delving into swinging.Charles-Henri Ramond
"Y’a pas d’mal à se faire du bien – Film de Claude Mulot"
''Films du Québec'', September 27, 2009. The cast also includes

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Darry Cowl Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in '' Pas sur la bouche'' (''Not on ...

, Marcella Saint-Amant,

Christine Fabréga Christine Fabréga (8 April 1931 in Paris – 11 June 1988) was a French actress and television personality. Filmography * 1953: ''Le gang des pianos à bretelles'' - un mannequin * 1966: ''Le deuxième souffle (1966 film), Le deuxième sou ...

Michel Audiard Paul Michel Audiard (; 15 May 1920 – 27 July 1985) was a French screenwriter and film director, known for his witty, irreverent and slang-laden dialogues which made him a prominent figure on the French cultural scene of the 1960s and 1970s. He ...

, Nathalie Courval,

Daniel Ceccaldi Daniel Ceccaldi (25 July 1927 – 27 March 2003) was a French actor. He was born in Meaux, Seine-et-Marne, France. The mild-mannered Daniel Ceccaldi is famous as Claude Jade's father ''Lucien Darbon'' in François Truffaut's movies ''Stolen Kis ...

, Jean Lajeunesse, Réal Béland, Marie-France Beaulieu, Céline Bernier, Rina Berti, Paul Berval, Catherine Blanche, René Caron, Robert Desroches,

Jacques Desrosiers Jacques Desrosiers (July 8, 1938 – June 11, 1996) was a Québécois Canadian singer and actor, best known for his role as the clown Patof in the Canadian television series ''Patofville''. He was born in Montreal, Quebec. Early career Jacque ...

, Jacques Famery, Roger Garceau, Robert Gillet, Germaine Giroux, Léo Ilial, Stéphanie Kinne, Suzanne Langlois, Michel Maillot, Danièle Ouimet, Gilles Pellerin, Carole Péloquin, Roméo Pérusse and André Vézina in supporting roles. The film premiered in Quebec in October 1974; it was distributed by Ciné-Capitale, the fledgling film distribution arm of television station

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. Commercial release in France followed in April 1975.

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* 1974 films 1974 comedy films Canadian sex comedy films French sex comedy films French-language Canadian films Films shot in Montreal Films set in Montreal 1970s French-language films 1970s Canadian films 1970s French films {{1970s-France-film-stub