If I take the example of the film “Sexual Chronicle,” they managed to release it in theaters, but only a censored version. The uncensored version was available on VOD and DVD. And I understand that it sold well internationally. There are arthouse cinemas in France that are more open to showing films that are out of the ordinary.
Yes, the traditional channels will probably be closed to you (Netflix, etc.). But it may be possible to find alternative channels, but you know more about that than we do.
At a pinch, we can simply tell you what we like about the explicit scenes. For the rest, you know more than we do, but try not to be defeatist if you start thinking that the project will never happen...
Yes, the government can participate in film projects, but it's usually based on a proposal, a commission decides, it's selective, and the government doesn't finance the entire film; a substantial portion has to be found elsewhere.
These are probably not the easiest projects to put together, but as you said, there is an audience for this type of content. And filmmakers have managed to get such projects off the ground in this area: “Shortbus,” “Sexual Chronicle,” “Love'', all about anna''
Erica Lust is a shining example of success. She has redefined the image of pornography by making it aesthetic, and that's what makes all the difference. Erica Lust wanted to take porn from amateur to cinematic quality. She also decided to go against the “always further” trend.
By starting from a healthy foundation and showing realistic sex, she was able to attract an audience seeking authenticity.
Otherwise, coming back to explicit scenes, if I had one piece of advice, it would be not to go overboard. It's better to have one or two well-produced, high-quality scenes than five or six.
That's kind of the flaw you could find in the film “Sexual Chronicle”—overdoing it. I think the film would have been even better if they had remained more restrained. The scene with Adeline was enough on its own. At a pinch, they could have included a scene with the parents and one with the sister (Leila Denio), and that would have been enough. And of the entire film, the “first time” scene remains my favorite scene, because it is the most natural scene, the one that deviates the most from the grammar of pornography. The project wasn't easy to get off the ground, but they succeeded nonetheless, and as a bonus, they found the holy grail we were looking for: actors who weren't from the porn industry (for the first-time scene). It's a remarkable feat to convince actors to actually have sex.
I would say the most important things are:
Natural enjoyment, chemistry between the two actors, beautiful aesthetics, cinematic quality, no exaggeration!
