Ben and Benedict

Ben (Françoise Lebrun) is a woman who never gets to do what she really wants to do and is the victim of everybody and everything. Benedict is her imaginary creation: the girl who would respond with strength and mastery to situations she can only submit to. She is married to a cad who says he only married her because she was pregnant, and now he wants his freedom. Her real love is a fellow medical student, who shows some interest in her. Nonetheless, she remains faithful to her unenthusiastic husband, until she becomes pregnant again. At this point, she begins to act more like the Benedict of her dreams and less like the "Ben" she has lived as until now.

Françoise Lebrun

Ben / Bénédicte

André Dussollier

Bernard Chevalier

Daniel Duval

Rémi Peyrou

Jacqueline Staup

Ben's friend

• Paula DelsolDirector · Writer
• Claude NedjarProducer
• Claude BeausoleilDirector of Photography
• Larry MartinOriginal Music Composer
• Françoise CollinEditor

Release date

April 10, 1977

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama