Fulfilling his early promise as one of the most gifted filmmakers of his generation, Leos Carax’s inventive and searingly original film brilliantly meshes a tale of young love with an avant-garde science fiction thriller.
A young punk, Alex (Denis Lavant), becomes involved with a veteran criminal gang following his father’s mysterious demise. With Marc (Michel Piccoli), the gang leader, he plots to steal a serum that cures STBO, an epidemic that’s killing people who engage in sex without love.
However, matters begin to get more complicated when Alex meets Anna (Juliette Binoche), Marc's entrancing young mistress. Together, Alex and Anna share an intimate night of conversation, soul searching and revelations that will change both of their lives forever.
Visually stunning and uniquely stylish, Mauvais sang (Bad Blood/The Night is young) is one of the most remarkable French films of the 1980s earning Juliette Binoche her second Best Actress Cesar nomination as well as the Suzanne Biancehetti Award. A cult favourite around the world, Mauvais Sang won the prestigious Prix Louis Delluc 1986 and confirmed Juliette Binoche's status as one of French cinema's brightest and most talented young stars.
Marc
Anna
Alex
Hans
Lise
The American woman
Boris
The young mother
Charlie
Thomas
Michel Piccoli
Juliette Binoche
Denis Lavant
Hans Meyer
Julie Delpy
Carroll Brooks
Hugo Pratt
Mireille Perrier
Serge Reggiani
Jérôme Zucca
Directed by
Screenplay by
Produced by
Cinematography by
Film editing by
Casting by
Production design by
Costume design by
Leos Carax
Leos Carax
Denis Chateau
Alain Dahan
Philippe Diaz
Jean-Yves Escoffier
Nelly Quettier
Hélène Bernardin
Jacques Dubus
Thomas Peckre
Michel Vandestien
Dominique Gregogna
Martine Métert
Robert Nardone
Production manager
First assistant director
Stills photographer
Sound
Produced by
With the participation of
Michèle Arnould
Antoine Beau
Bernard Fau
Claude Hivernon
Les Films Plain Chant
Soprofilms
FR3 Films Production
Unité Trois
Centre National de la Cinématographie
Sofima Georges Reinhart Productions
Limbo Film AG
Sogedis
a film by LEOS Carax
1986
It was a real discovery of cinema for me. I have the impression that I fell
in love with cinema at that time.
I discovered it’s past: Griffith, Dreyer, Vidor. I knew nothing at all! I realised that a film can be like a secret, a poem that is whispered. I felt that cinema can also be a work of art. My character was the image of a woman seen through the eyes of a man.”
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French trailer with English subtitles
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US HD restoration trailer
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French TV spot
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The making of Mauvais Sang (FR)
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Mauvais Sang à 30 (FR)
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"Variations On a Theme of Frank Bridge" by Arvo Pärt
Press kit
PDF - French
1986 1.9mb
Reissue flyer
PDF - French
2016 600kb
Reissue press kit
PDF - Spanish
2016 263kb
Reissue press kit
PDF - English
2013 903kb
Reissue press kit
PDF - English
2016 1.5mb
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