Sexual Chronicles of a French Family (2012)

Quartile rating: 5.5/10 · 1 rating

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

The Quartile Take

A mildly provocative French ensemble that uses multi-generational sexual candor as its hook, but the execution is mostly flat. The plot is episodic and thin, serving more as a loose framework to connect vignettes than a cohesive narrative. Acting is functional but unremarkable across the board. Cinematography is workmanlike with no particular visual ambition. Novelty earns a slight bump for its frank, non-judgmental approach to family sexuality across three generations — a relatively uncommon premise handled with some Gallic matter-of-factness — but it doesn't push far enough to be truly distinctive. The ending resolves without much impact or resonance.

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