Sexual Chronicles of a French Family


Sexual Chronicles of a French Family is a 2012 French sex comedy film directed by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold.

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

Release

The original French release contains extremely explicit sex scenes and nudity featuring pornography actress Leïla Denio, Faustine Dubois, Adeline Rebeillard, and Lola Bruna. The version released in North America omits much of the explicit sex and nudity.

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. On Metacritic, based on 5 critics, the film has a 34/100 rating, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".