Sitcom

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A comedy about the unraveling of an middle-class French family. They are abruptly confronted with the younger brother's discovery of his homosexuality, the elder sister's suicide attempt, and the intrusion of a maid with the husband.

Rating:

NR
Genre:

Art House & International, Comedy, Drama
Directed By:

François Ozon
In Theaters:

Jun 18, 1999 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Jan 13, 2004
Runtime:

79 minutes
Studio:

Mars Films

Cast

Evelyne Dandry
as Mother

François Marthouret
as Father

Marina de Van
as Sophie

Adrien de Van
as Nicolas

Stephane Rideau
as David

Lucia Sanchez
as Maria, the Maid

Julien-Emmanuel Eyoum Deido
as Abdu

Jules-Emmanuel Eyoum Deido
as Abdu, the Maid's Boyfriend

Jean Douchet
as The Psychiatrist

Sebastian Charles
as Guy with Cigarettes

Marc François

Ed Marinaro

Kiwani Cojo
as Pierced Guy

Giles Frilay
as Guy with Mustache

Idwig Stephane

Vincent Vizioz
as Guy with Red Hair

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Critic Reviews for Sitcom

All Critics (12) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (4) | DVD (3)

It's a little like John Waters crossed with Eric Rohmer.

Feb 20, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…

Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
A work of corrective sexual politics.

Feb 11, 2004 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…

Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine
An over-the-top sitcom spoof on a bourgeois family.

Jan 2, 2002 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Edgy to a fault and then some.

Jan 1, 2000 | Full Review…

David Noh
Film Journal International