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Serious as Pleasure

1975 · 96 min

A breezy, insouciant French romp about carefree lovers on the road, playful and sensual with a wry comic edge.

Directed by
Robert Benayoun
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Overview
Two men and a woman live quite happily together in a romantic liaison. The woman is probably wealthy anyway, so the trio doesn't worry much about money. One day they decide to take a trip in their beat-up car, managing the whole affair in their own special, insouciant manner. They are followed by a suspicious policeman who thinks there's something fishy about this group.

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Directed by
Robert Benayoun
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • sexuality
  • freedom
  • identity
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Robert Benayoun
Written by
Jean-Claude Carrière, Robert Benayoun
Starring
Jane Birkin, Richard Leduc, Raymond Bussières, Georges Mansart, Paul Demange, Hubert Deschamps, Marc Dudicourt, Martine Kelly
Music
Michel Berger
Cinematography
Jean Badal
Runtime
96 min
Country
France
Languages
French

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