Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

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.[2]

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
Theatrical poster
Directed byPascal Arnold
Jean-Marc Barr
Produced byPascal Arnold
Jean-Marc Barr
Written byPascal Arnold
Translation/adaptation:
Lucy Allwood
StarringMathias Melloul
Valérie Maës
Stephen Hersoen
Nathan Duval
Leila Denio
Yan Brian
Music byImaro Quartet
CinematographyJean-Marc Barr
Edited byJean-Marc Barr
Teddy Vermeulin
Production
company
Canal+
Monkey Pack Films
Toloda
Distributed byZelig 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]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Premise

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 that omits much of the explicit sex and nudity.[3]

Reception

The film received negative reviews, currently holding a 0% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 5 reviews, with an average score of 3.1/10.[4] On Metacritic, based on 5 critics, the film has a 34/100 rating, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[5]

References
  1. "SEXUAL CHRONICLES OF A FRENCH FAMILY (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 2 August 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. "Info Page: Sexual Chronicles of a French Family". Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  3. "Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012) - Parental guide". Internet Movie Database. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  4. "Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui (Sexual Chronicles of a French Family) (2012)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. "Sexual Chronicles of a French Family Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 19 October 2019.


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