Robert Benayoun

Biography

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 Marx Brothers, and Alain Resnais. He wrote screenplays for and directed three films. Benayoun was one of comedian Jerry Lewis's greatest supporters and directed a film about him called Bonjour Mr. Lewis. He also directed the 1975 film Serious as Pleasure. Source: Article "Robert Benayoun" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Known For

Apostrophes

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Erotissimo

Serious as Pleasure

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film

All Movies (5)

• The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox2022 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film1984 · as Self
• Serious as Pleasure1975 · as (uncredited)
• Erotissimo1969 · as Mario
• S.W.B.1969

All TV Shows (3)

• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche1975 · as Self
• Apostrophes1975 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self