Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

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Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

2012

1h 17m

Comedy

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A family begins to discuss the subject of sex among themselves for the first time after their teenage son is caught in a provocative situation in school.

Calum Marsh

Slant Magazine

Its scope is too limited for it to muster much of a response in us beyond basic titillation. And there are plenty of better places to go for that.

Rated: 0/4

Jun 1, 2012

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David DeWitt

New York Times

Most of the camera time goes to airy, awkward sex (no genitalia, though plenty of breasts and backsides), and while it's never titillating, it's also never involving.

Rated: 2/5

May 31, 2012

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Scott Tobias

AV Club

A smutty display of wall-to-wall couplings (and triplings) with a patina of class as thin as a see-through negligee.

Rated: C-

May 31, 2012

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Philip Kemp

Total Film

You'll have more fun staying at home.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 6, 2012

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Chris Barsanti

Film Journal International

A highly schematic film about how the members of a family each revel in their own sexuality; there's a nice, healthy glow here apparently meant to substitute for story.

May 31, 2012

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Audience Member

Such a provocative title for such an aimless and boring movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

I like the characters just not the movie itself

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

There's a bit sex, quite a lot of talking, looking wistful, or miserable, or both, but not a lot actually happens. http://gtvlondon.blogspot.com.au/2014/01/movie-review-sexual-chronicles-of.html

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

At the end, all I could think was "so what." Well acted, but characters weren't interesting. Lotsa sex in the NR version, not funny as some described. My thx to Pam for burning it for me.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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I understand that many French films differ from American ones, and I'm not usually a fan though I have enjoyed several. This one... just felt like an excuse to watch people having sex. Too much sex and not enough story. It just wasn't very interesting, and if you cut out all the sex scenes, you'd probably be left with a short film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Audience Member

For a title and a plot so rife with ideas (both good and bad) -- this is a surprisingly dull and un-cinematic experience. Skip this one.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Pascal Arnold

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Jean-Marc Barr

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Synopsis

A family begins to discuss the subject of sex among themselves for the first time after their teenage son is caught in a provocative situation in school.

Director: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr
Producer: Pascal Arnold, Jean-Marc Barr, Teddy Vermeulin, Julien Bonvicini, Nicolas Coppermann, Vanessa Fourgeaud, Jean Holtzmann, Jean-Yves Robin
Screenwriter: Lucy Allwood, Pascal Arnold, Pascal Arnold
Production Co: Canal+, Toloda, Supersonic Productions, Monkey Pack Films, Ciné+
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 3, 2017
Runtime: 1h 17m