Directing · geboren 1926-12-12 · Port-Lyautey, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Kenitra, Morocco]

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 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.

Bekannt aus

• Erotissimo (1969) – Mario
• Ernsthaft wie das Vergnügen (1975) – (uncredited)
• Paris n'existe pas (1969) – Director
• Film '72 (1971) – Self
• Der Animograph, oder Ich bin in einem Schuhkarton geboren (2022) – Self (archive footage)
• Apostrophes (1975) – Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975) – Self
• S.W.B. (1969)
• The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer: Prague's Alchemist of Film (1984) – Self
• Ciné regards (1978) – Self
• Jerry Lewis - 2ème partie (1971) – Director
• Bonjour Mr Lewis (1983) – Writer