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Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

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Sexual Chronicles of a French Family
Theatrical release poster
FrenchChroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui
Directed by
Written byPascal Arnold
Translation/adaptation:
Lucy Allwood
Produced by
  • Pascal Arnold
  • Teddy Vermeulin
  • Jean-Marc Barr
Starring
  • Mathias Melloul
  • Valérie Maës
  • Stephen Hersoen
  • Leila Denio
  • Nathan Duval
  • Yan Brian
  • Adeline Rebeillard
  • Grégory Annoni
  • Laëtitia Favart
  • Philippe Duquesne
CinematographyJean-Marc Barr
Edited by
  • Jean-Marc Barr
  • Teddy Vermeulin
Music byImaro Quartet
Production
companies
  • Toloda
  • Monkey Pack Films
  • Super Sonic Productions
Distributed byZelig Films Distribution
Release date
  • 9 May 2012 (2012-05-09) (France)
Running time
Original release:
85 minutes
Edited version:
79 minutes[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (French: Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui, lit.'Sexual Chronicles of a Family Today') is a 2012 French sex comedy film directed by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold.[2]

Premise

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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

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  • 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
  • Grégory Annoni as Cédric
  • Laëtitia Favart as Nathalie
  • Philippe Duquesne as the school director

Release

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The original French release contains extremely explicit sex scenes and nudity featuring pornography actress Leïla Denio, Faustine Dubois, and Lola Bruna (Mailys Amrous). The version released in North America omits much of the explicit sex and nudity.[3]

Reception

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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

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  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". IMDb. 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. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
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