Sylvain Berg, a "professional" unemployed who spends his time hiking and mountain climbing, and "model" bank employee Benoît Constant, who has just been fired and does not want his wife to find out, both find themselves in Françoise Duru's office at an employment agency. Françoise is secretly in love with Sylvain, so in order to keep him close she convinces her employer to give Sylvain a job he doesn't want, instead of Benoit who not only wants it but also has the right qualifications.
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Roland Blanche
Benoît Constant
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
Henri Déus
Sylvain Berg
Known for
The Wild Goose Chase
Antonietta Pizzorno
L'épouse de Benoît
Also in
Origins of a Meal
Anatomy of a Relationship
Sabine Haudepin
Françoise Duru
Known for
Jules and Jim
The Last Metro
Jean Abeillé
Le demandeur de prêt
Known for
Kill the Referee
Max Desrau
Le vieux routard
Known for
The One Man Band
For a Cop's Hide
Claude Merlin
L'employé ASSEDIC
Also in
A Woman Kills
Every Night
Michel Delahaye
Le chef de l'ANPE
Known for
Band of Outsiders
The Shiver of the Vampires
Françoise Vatel
Une amie de Françoise
Known for
The Cousins
Sound and Fury
Benjamin Chedal
Le fils de Benoît
No other roles listed
Micha Bayard
Le concierge
Also in
La Maison des bois
The Magnificent One
Paulette Dubost
La libraire
Known for
The Last Metro
The Rules of the Game
Luc Moullet Director · Richard Copans Cinematographer Françoise Thévenot Editor
First release March 2, 1988 · Produced in France · Production Les Films d'Ici, Video 13 Productions
Production
La Sept
Production
Les Films d'Ici
Production
Video 13 Productions
Production
France
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Languages
Original title
La Comédie du travail
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 2, 1988
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No release date listed for United States.
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