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Sex Is Comedy

2002 · 94 min · Director: Catherine Breillat ★ IMDb 5.6 · 3,333 ratings

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Jeanne is a director struggling with a difficult sex scene between two actors who can't stand each other. Aided by her loyal assistant Leo, Jeanne is hell-bent on getting the scene right without compromise. Inspired by Breillat's own experiences (particularly those in "Fat Girl"), "Sex is Comedy" explores the comedy of social manipulations, sex and power that takes place within the confines of a film set.

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Sex Is Comedy (2002) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Confusion 30%, Humor 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Confusion, Humor, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Cast

AP
Anne Parillaud

Jeanne

Grégoire Colin

The Actor

Roxane Mesquida

The Actress

AW
Ashley Wanninger

Leo

DC
Dominique Colladant

Willy

BB
Bart Binnema

Director of Photography

EP
Elisabete Piecho

Continuity Girl

FS
Francis Selleck

Production Manager

JF
Júlia Fragata

The set dresser

AL
Ana Lorena

The make-up artist

YO
Yves Osmu

CM
Claire Monatte

AJ
Arnaldo Junior

BR
Bruno Ramos

Details

Directed by
Catherine Breillat
Type
Movies
Released
2002
Runtime
94 min
Country
France, Portugal
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.6 · 3,333 ratings
Feels mostly
Confusion
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