A Complete History of My Sexual Failures

A Complete History of My Sexual Failures

Infobox Film
name = A Complete History of My Sexual Failures


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director = Chris Waitt
producer = Henry Trotter
Mary Burke
writer =
narrator =
starring = Alexandra Boyarskaya
Danielle McLeod
Olivia Trench
Chris Waitt
Hilary Waitt
music = Chris Waitt
cinematography = Steven Mochrie
editing = Mark Atkins
Chris Dickens
distributor = Optimum Releasing
released = USA (Sundance): 19 January 2008
UK: 27 June 2008
runtime = 90 min.
country = UK
language = English
budget =
gross =
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followed_by =
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amg_id = 1:426694
imdb_id = 1037033

"A Complete History of My Sexual Failures" is a British documentary film from 2008. It was directed by Chris Waitt who also starred as the main character and composed the music. The film was part of the "World Cinema Documentary Competition" at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Plot

Filmmaker Chris Waitt sets out on a quest to find out why all of his romantic relationships have ended in complete failure. Tracking down every one of his former lovers, he finds a general resentment, stemming from his constant unreliability. He then sets out to test different approaches that will prepare him for true love, and a lasting relationship.

Reception

Reviews of the movie were mixed. Dennis Harvey, writing for Variety, was generally positive, and commended Waitt for his willingness "to appear a complete (though endearing) ass", while suspecting he was not quite as dumb as he appeared. [cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=festivals&jump=review&id=2471&reviewid=VE1117936027&cs=1|title=A Complete History of My Sexual Failures|last=Harvey|first=Dennis|date=2008-01-31|publisher=Variety|accessdate=2008-08-11] The Daily Telegraph's Mike McCahill, on the other hand, found a "severe limitation of purpose". He concluded that "It's a display of gross bad faith both as documentarist and lover, and its subject probably deserves never to get laid again." [cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/06/27/bfmike127.xml|title=A Complete History of My Sexual Failures (18)|last=McCahill|first=Mike|date=2008-06-27|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|accessdate=2008-08-11]

Cast

*Alexandra Boyarskaya – Herself
*Danielle McLeod – Herself
*Olivia Trench – Herself
*Chris Waitt – Himself
*Hilary Waitt – Herself

References

External links

*imdb title|1037033
*" [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:426694 A Complete History of My Sexual Failures] " at allmovie
*" [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_complete_history_of_my_sexual_failures/ A Complete History of My Sexual Failures] " at Rotten Tomatoes


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