The Sexual Life of the Belgians
1994, French. Directed by Jan Bucquoy.
Jan Bucquoy narrates the story of his sexual life to age 28, imagining his conception (parents drunk, the encounter lasting ten seconds) and reporting his first orgasm (at the hands of Eddy, in a beach-side caravan, as they watch Laurel and Hardy), his comparative experiences with girls, and his move from Harelbeck to Brussels. There he meets Greta, bartender at a Bohemian cafe, who teaches him the Kama Sutra, the naked Esther, who reads him stories, and Thérèse, his wife for three years. They split after two children; he moves to a small flat, writes pornography to pay the bills, works sporadically on a novel, espouses anarchism, and meets more women. His self-confidence grows.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Cast & crew
- Jan BucquoyDirector
- Jean-Henri CompèreJan Bucquoy
- Noe FrancqJan Bucquoy as a child
- Isabelle LegrosNoella Bucquoy (mother)
- Sophie SchneiderTherese
- Jacques DruauxJerome Bucquoy (father)
- Sacha JacquesJan Bucquoy as a baby
- Boris BucquoyJan Bucquoy age 2
- Pascale BinnertAriane Bucquoy
- Michel AngelyGreengrocer
- Michele ShorAunt Martha
- Stefan LernousEddy
- Georgette StulensEddy's mother
Details
- Released
- 28 January 1994
- Original title
- La Vie sexuelle des Belges 1950-1978
- Country
- Belgium
- Written by
- Jan Bucquoy
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Next in the series: Camping Cosmos (1996), La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 3 - Fermeture de l'usine Renault à Vilvoorde (1999), and La Vie sexuelle des Belges partie 4 - La jouissance des hystériques (2000).
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The Sexual Life of the Belgians runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Sexual Life of the Belgians isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Sexual Life of the Belgians?
If you liked The Sexual Life of the Belgians, try Picnic on the Grass, Tromeo & Juliet, F Valentine's Day.
Who directed The Sexual Life of the Belgians?
The Sexual Life of the Belgians (1994) was directed by Jan Bucquoy and stars Jean-Henri Compère, Noe Francq, Isabelle Legros.