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Robert Benayoun

Robert Benayoun

ActorDirectorWriter Dec 12 (died age 69) Port-Lyautey, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Kenitra, Morocco] 1969–2022 (53 year career)
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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 Pleasu…

Known For

Erotissimo
Film

Erotissimo

Mario
Paris Does Not Exist
Film

Paris Does Not Exist

Director
The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
Film

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

Self (archive footage)
Serious as Pleasure
Film

Serious as Pleasure

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

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

Self
Apostrophes
Film

Apostrophes

Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Film

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Self
Jerry Lewis - 2ème partie
Film

Jerry Lewis - 2ème partie

Director

Filmography