Mauvais Sang is at core a crime movie, but the crime serves only as a skeleton. The flesh is the passion of unrequited love and the cerebral processing of the same. Lise loves Alex who loves Anna that loves Mark. Mark, on the other hand, is afraid of The American Woman who was once lovers with Alex father and who will kill him unless he pays the debts of himself and his companions within two weeks. In the nerve…
Mauvais Sang (1986)
Love that burns fast but lasts forever.
Two aging crooks are given two weeks to repay a debt to a woman named The American. They recruit their recently deceased partner's son to help them break into a laboratory and steal the vaccine against STBO, a sexually transmitted disease that is sweeping the country. It's spread by having sex without emotional involvement, and most of its victims are teenagers who make love out of curiosity rather than commitment.
Top Cast
Juliette Binoche
Anna
Denis Lavant
Alex
Michel Piccoli
Marc
Hans Meyer
Hans
Julie Delpy
Lise
Carroll Brooks
The American
Hugo Pratt
Boris
Mireille Perrier
Young Mother
Serge Reggiani
Charlie
Jérôme Zucca
Thomas
Paul Handford
Charles Schmitt
François Négret
Philippe Fretun
Thomas Peckre
Ralph Brown
Reviews
_Mauvais Sang_ made me feel cooler just for watching it—like I’d chain-smoked a Gauloises in a neon-lit alley while reciting poetry to nobody in particular. It’s moody, stylish, and occasionally baffling, but there’s real heart pulsing beneath all that noir-drenched angst. I loved Juliette Binoche smouldering on screen, and Julie Delpy has that effortlessly aloof charm that just works. And Dennis Lavant—my god, the…
FAQ about Mauvais Sang
What is Mauvais Sang about?
Two aging crooks are given two weeks to repay a debt to a woman named The American. They recruit their recently deceased partner's son to help them break into a laboratory and steal the vaccine against STBO, a sexually transmitted disease that is sweeping the country. It's…
When was Mauvais Sang released?
Mauvais Sang was released in 1986.
What genres does Mauvais Sang belong to?
Mauvais Sang is categorised as Drama, Romance, Crime.
Who stars in Mauvais Sang?
The cast of Mauvais Sang includes Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Michel Piccoli, Hans Meyer, Julie Delpy.