Mauvais Sang

Mauvais Sang (French pronunciation: [movɛ sɑ̃], Bad Blood), also known as The Night Is Young, is Leos Carax's second film. Released in 1986, the film played at the 37th Berlin International Film Festival[1] before being nominated for three César Awards and winning the Prix Louis-Delluc. The film sold 504,803 tickets in France.[2] The title refers to Arthur Rimbaud's eponymous poem in A Season in Hell.[3]

Mauvais Sang
Movie Poster ©AAA Classics 1986
Directed byLeos Carax
Written byLeos Carax
Produced byDenis Chateau
Alain Dahan
Philippe Diaz
StarringMichel Piccoli
Juliette Binoche
Denis Lavant
CinematographyJean-Yves Escoffier
Edited byNelly Quettier
Music byBenjamin Britten
David Bowie
Sergei Prokofiev
Distributed byAAA Classics
Release date
  • 26 November 1986 (1986-11-26)
Running time
116 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

In the film, a sexually transmitted disease called STBO is sweeping the country; it spreads by sex without emotional involvement, and most of its victims are young people who have sex out of curiosity rather than commitment. A woman hires two men to steal the serum, which has been locked away in a pharmaceutical company's offices.

Plot

In the Paris of the not-too-distant future, a mysterious disease, STBO, is killing people who have sex without emotional involvement. A serum has been developed, but it is locked away out of the reach of those who need it. An American woman blackmails two aging crooks, Marc and Hans, into stealing it. Marc recruits Alex, a rebellious teenager whose father worked for him before his death. Alex has a girlfriend, Lise, but falls for Marc's lover, Anna.

Cast

Accolades
Berlin Film Festival 1987
César Awards 1987
  • Nominated for Best Actress - Juliette Binoche
  • Most Promising Actress - Julie Delpy
  • Nominated for Best Cinematography - Jean-Yves Escoffier
Louis Delluc Prize 1986
  • Best Film

Production

Christian Faure was the assistant director of the movie.

References
  1. "Berlinale: 1987 Programme". berlinale.de. Retrieved 2011-02-27.
  2. "Mauvais sang (1986)- JPBox-Office". Jpbox-office.com. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. "Mauvais sang - Premiers Plans - Angers festival 2013". Premiersplans.org. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
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