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A director (Anne Parillaud) attempts to shoot a sensitive love scene involving two actors (Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida) who hate each other.
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Rating: R (Strong Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity and Dialogue)
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
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Original Language: French (France)
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Director: Catherine Breillat
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Producer: Jean-François Lepetit
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Writer: Catherine Breillat
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Box Office (Gross USA): $40.3K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: IFC Films
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Production Co: CB (Catherine Breillat) Films
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Stereo, Dolby A
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Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)
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This was a pleasant surprise. I have found many of Mdme Breillat's films tough going and have often failed to understand her purpose. This, however, was a fascinating study of the process of making a film that kept me entranced. The acting was excellent and the story may be her most accessible. From what I've read, it is somewhat autobiographical. But, as a study in the process, it ought to be required viewing in a film studies curriculum.
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Fun character study of the perfectionist director.
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A director cajoles, threatens, berates, and befriends her actors in order to get them to perform the perfect sex scene. The shooting of a sex scene has always been a curiosity for me. To put something so personal and private on screen in front of everyone from one's fellow actors to the Teamsters rep to the gum-chewing, fanny-pack-wearing, high school dropout key grip speaks to what levels of courage actors must have to do such a job. But this film doesn't focus on the actors' journeys but the director's various tactics to get them to do the scene. I can see how this concept might make a good film, but not with this director. Jeanne is a myopic, self-centered bitch, and her little manipulations are thoroughly uninteresting. What is more, I had trouble seeing the real conflict in the film. It's true that the Actor was resisting Jeanne's appeals, but I didn't see any real rebellion like the clear refusal of Sarah Jessica Parker's character in <i>State and Main</i>. The actors in <i>Sex is Comedy</I> seem willing and professional even though they are naturally uncomfortable. Overall, despite its title, <i>Sex is Comedy</i> isn't funny or particularly insightful, and its focus is on the least interesting and least appealing character in the film.
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Not a comedy as such, but a interesting story and indeed study, of a writer/director, trying to get a scene she imagined right. the scene in question, a romantic scene between two people. but as we join the crew on this story all is not well, the director feels the two leads cast just dont have it, problems possibly personal, with male lead especially making some way into things. we watch as the set is left to stand around as filming stalls, and, retooling scene begins. its quite fasinating to watch at times, especially when nudity is brought into question, and actors doubts. the film deals well with behind the scenes going ons, its ups and downs. the leads all superb, bringing each their own. and film although stopping and starting due to the concept of a scene trying to get right, runs nicely. a interesting watch.
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