Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
Theatrical poster
Directed by Pascal Arnold
Jean-Marc Barr
Produced by Pascal Arnold
Jean-Marc Barr
Written by Pascal Arnold
Translation/adaptation:
Lucy Allwood
Starring Mathias Melloul
Valérie Maës
Stephen Hersoen
Nathan Duval
Leila Denio
Yan Brian
Music by Imaro Quartet
Cinematography Jean-Marc Barr
Edited by Jean-Marc Barr
Teddy Vermeulin
Production
company
Canal+
Monkey Pack Films
Toloda
Distributed by Zelig Films Distribution (France)
IFC Midnight (US)
Release date
  • 9 May 2012 (2012-05-09) (France)
Running time
 Original release:
85 minutes
Edited version:
79 minutes[1]
Country France
Language French

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (original French: Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui; literally: "Sexual Chronicles of a Family Today") is a 2012 French comedy-drama feature film. It was produced and directed by Pascal Arnold and Jean-Marc Barr.

Plot

After youngest son Romain is caught filming himself masturbating in class, his mother Claire rounds up the family to talk about their sexual experiences.

Cast

  • Mathias Melloul as Romain
  • Valérie Maës as Claire
  • Stephen Hersoen as Hervé, Romain's father and Claire's husband
  • Nathan Duval as Pierre, Romain's older brother
  • Leila Denio as Marie, Romain and Pierre's adopted sister
  • Yan Brian as Michel
  • Adeline Rebeillard as Coralie, Romain's friend
  • Philippe Duquesne as the school's director

Release

The original French release contains extremely explicit sex scenes and nudity with porn actress Leïla Denio, Faustine Dubois, and Lola Bruna (Mailys Amrous). There is a version released in North America (and available on Netflix) that omits much of the explicit sex and nudity.[2]

Reception

The film received negative reviews, currently holding a 0% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews.[3] On Metacritic, based on 5 critics, the film has a 34/100 rating, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[4]

References

  1. ↑ "SEXUAL CHRONICLES OF A FRENCH FAMILY (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012) - Parental guide". Internet Movie Database. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  3. ↑ "Sexual Chronicles of a French Family". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
  4. ↑ "Sexual Chronicles of a French Family Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-14.
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