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Sex Is Comedy

2002 · 94 min

A wry, talky backstage comedy that watches a filmmaker wrestle with egos and awkwardness, dryly funny and quietly revealing.

Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida
Tagline
Faking it has never been like this.
Overview
A director struggles with a difficult sex scene between a young actor and actress who can't stand one another. Aided by her loyal assistant, she is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise.

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Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • work
  • identity
  • power
  • sexuality
Places
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence none
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism8
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Written by
Catherine Breillat
Starring
Anne Parillaud, Grégoire Colin, Roxane Mesquida, Ashley Wanninger, Dominique Colladant, Bart Binnema, Elisabete Piecho, Francis Selleck
Cinematography
Laurent Machuel
Runtime
94 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Portuguese

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