Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

{{Short description|2012 film by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold}}

{{Infobox film

| name = Sexual Chronicles of a French Family

| image = Sexual Chronicles of a French Family.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fr|Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui}}

| director = {{ubl|Jean-Marc Barr|Pascal Arnold}}

| writer = Pascal Arnold
Translation/adaptation:
Lucy Allwood

| producer = {{ubl|Pascal Arnold|Teddy Vermeulin|Jean-Marc Barr}}

| starring = {{ubl|Mathias Melloul|Valérie Maës|Stephen Hersoen|Leila Denio|Nathan Duval|Yan Brian|Adeline Rebeillard|Grégory Annoni|Laëtitia Favart|Philippe Duquesne}}

| cinematography = Jean-Marc Barr

| editing = {{ubl|Jean-Marc Barr|Teddy Vermeulin}}

| music = Imaro Quartet

| studio = {{ubl|Toloda|Monkey Pack Films|Super Sonic Productions}}

| distributor = Zelig Films Distribution

| released = {{Film date|df=y|2012|5|9|France}}

| runtime = Original release:
85 minutes
Edited version:
79 minutes{{cite web|title=Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (18)|url=https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/sexual-chronicles-french-family-film|work=British Board of Film Classification|date=2012-08-02|accessdate=2019-10-19}}

| country = France

| language = French

}}

Sexual Chronicles of a French Family ({{langx|fr|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.{{cite web|url=https://usa.newonnetflix.info/info/70242943|title=Info Page: Sexual Chronicles of a French Family|access-date=2019-10-19}}

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, and Lola Bruna (Mailys Amrous). The version released in North America omits much of the explicit sex and nudity.{{cite web|title=Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012) - Parental guide|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1753584/parentalguide|website=IMDb|accessdate=2019-10-19}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sexual_chronicles_of_a_french_family|title=Chroniques sexuelles d'une famille d'aujourd'hui (Sexual Chronicles of a French Family) (2012)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate=2021-01-16}} On Metacritic, based on 5 critics, the film has a 34/100 rating, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sexual-chronicles-of-a-french-family|title=Sexual Chronicles of a French Family Reviews|website=Metacritic|accessdate=2019-10-19}}