Sex is Comedy Movie Review 2002

Breillat's plot is a fictionalized re-creation of her own difficulties filming the crucial sex scene between a 15-year-old girl (Mesquida, reprising her role) and her older boyfriend (Colin) for her 2001 film "Fat Girl." Breillat's stand-in as director is the neurotic and demanding Jeanne (Parillaud), whose troubles include lousy weather, leads who can't stand each other, and a problematic prosthetic penis. Jeanne irritates her actors and crew (and they her) and only finds a sympathetic ally in her smitten assistant Leo (Wanninger). Actors are always quick to say that filming sex scenes is not erotic and here's the proof. French with subtitles.

Distribution

MGM Home Entertainment, 2500 Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 90404-6061, Phone: (310)449-3000, Fax: (310)449-3100, URL: http://www.mgmhomevideo.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on DVD
Running time 92 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Showbiz Dramas, Sex & Sexuality, Filmmaking, France

Screenplay

Catherine Breillat

Cast

Anne Parillaud, Ashley Wanninger, Dominique Colladant

Cinematography

Laurent Machuel

Director

Catherine Breillat

Other

Emmanuel Croset, Pascale Chavance, Valerie Guegan, Frederique Belvaux

Producer

Jean-Francois Lepetit, Flach Films, CB Films, Arte France Cinema, Rex Film