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Mauvais Sang

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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

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 poem in A Season in Hell.[3]

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

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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

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Production

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Julie Delpy has said she came out of filming this movie traumatized: "It was a very difficult shoot. I had a motorcycle accident. In order to make the insurance work, I wasn't taken to the doctor right away. As a result, my leg became gangrenous—one more day and it was amputation. Moreover Leos Carax was not easy. The actress was not easy either."[4]

Christian Faure was the assistant director of the movie.

Accolades

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Year Association Award category Recipient Result Ref(s)
1986 Cahiers du Cinéma Annual Top 10 Lists Leos Carax 5th place [5]
Prix Louis Delluc Best Film Won [6]
1987 Berlin International Film Festival Alfred Bauer Prize Won [6]
C.I.C.A.E Award Honoured [6]
Golden Bear (Competition) Nominated [7]
César Awards Best Actress Juliette Binoche Nominated [6]
Best Promising Actress Julie Delpy Nominated [6]
Best Cinematography Jean-Yves Escoffier Nominated [6]
1988 Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Special Jury Award Leos Carax Nominated [8]

References

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  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.
  4. ^ "Six Definitive Films: The ultimate beginner's guide to Julie Delpy". faroutmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Top 10 1986 des cahiers du cinéma". senscritique.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "AWARDS & FESTIVALS MAUVAIS SANG". mubi.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Competition 1987". berlinale.de. Archived from the original on 8 May 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Fantasporto 1988 Awards". imdb.com. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
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