Serious as Pleasure
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Serious as Pleasure

3.9 / 10 1975 1h 36mNR French
ComedyDrama

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Jane Birkin

Jane Birkin

Ariane Berg

Lead
RL

Richard Leduc

Bruno

Raymond Bussières

Raymond Bussières

Le pêcheur (Buster Keaton)

GM

Georges Mansart

Patrice

Paul Demange

Paul Demange

Le "spécialiste" des jeux de cartes

Hubert Deschamps

Hubert Deschamps

L'homme au restaurant

Marc Dudicourt

Marc Dudicourt

Le mercier

Martine Kelly

Martine Kelly

What People Are Saying

2.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Robert Benayoun's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Serious as Pleasure is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker