Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

Original title: Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui

2012
18
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

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Mathias Melloul and Adeline Rebeillard in Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)

Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.

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Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.Three generations of a French family open up about their sexual experiences and desires after young Romain is caught masturbating in his biology class.

Directors
- Pascal Arnold
- Jean-Marc Barr
Writers
- Pascal Arnold
- Lucy Allwood
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

5.2/10

YOUR RATING

Directors
- Pascal Arnold
- Jean-Marc Barr
Writers
- Pascal Arnold
- Lucy Allwood
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

User reviews19

Featured review

9/10

heartfelt story of a family dealing with sex

The story is simple, just a cross-section of an everyday family with very real sexual scenarios. I was stunned to see such great acting in a cast readily open to perform explicit sex acts. Romain's, the recently turned 18 male lead, very real awkwardness is cringe-worthy and forced out of me an embarrassed laugh. All the actor's chemistry with each other was perfect, I couldn't imagine it done better, because it didn't need to be done better.

The film is careful to steer clear of pornographic style and only shows a minimum of explicit acts while remaining so real you may as well be there with them.

I'm not giving it a ten only because I felt it didn't challenge me enough as a viewer. Although, If you're on the more reserved side towards sexual expression this may be a very challenging viewing indeed. *side note: Some characters aren't given much development though, but I think too much complexity might detract from the film's simple journey.

Highly recommended film

Fordifyed
Sep 10, 2013
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Pierre: I'm bisexual.
Claire: [scoffs] Who cares? Gay, straight, bi... you're sexual. That's it. If you love life, you love sex.

Alternate versions
The UK version is heavily cut in line with BBFC rules in order to obtain an 18 certificate for national release. All clips of male and female genitalia; clips of masturbation; clips of oral sex; and clips of sexual penetration have been deleted or panned and scanned out of the picture. For instance, the original version's opening scene shows a clip of a vagina which is deleted in the UK version; and in the scene showing Romain masturbating, his penis has been panned and scanned out of the picture. The UK version also uses alternate clips. In the scene showing Pierre shaving his pubic hair, the original version shows him from the front but in the UK version he has his back to the camera. Similarly, when Coralie is helping Romain put on his condom, the original version shows them from the front but the UK version shows them from the rear.