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Robert Benayoun

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 12, 1926 (Died at 70)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthPort-Lyautey, French Protectorate of Morocco [now Kenitra, Morocco]
Career Span1969 – 1996
Known Credits9 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 0.4

Robert Benayoun

Total Works

9

6 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

5.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#0

TMDB star index

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.

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 9 titles featuring Robert Benayoun

Erotissimo
5.7
Erotissimo
1969•movie

as Mario

Serious as Pleasure
3.9

as (uncredited)

Paris Does Not Exist
5.4

Role: Director

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
7.5

as Self (archive footage)

Apostrophes
8.5
1 eps
Apostrophes
1975•series

as Self

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0
1 eps

as Self

Ciné regards
5.0
2 eps
Ciné regards
1978•series

as Self

Jerry Lewis - 2ème partie

Role: Director