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The Comedy of Work

The Comedy of Work

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Status

Released

Release Date

Mar 2, 1988

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy

User Score

57%

Original Title

La Comédie du travail

Production Companies

La Sept, Les Films d'Ici, Video 13 Productions

Director

Luc Moullet

Description

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.