Mauvais sang
Leos Carax / FR, 1986 / 118 min.
This crazed mix of Nouvelle Vague and French romanticism has been called "the cult film of its generation" and "ecstatic cinema". A deadly virus is spreading through people having sex with people they are not in love with. Featuring Michel Piccoli, Denis Lavant, Julie Delpy, Juliette Binoche.
Following the violent death of a gangster, two of his henchmen try to persuade his son, Alex, to help them with their next heist. They are after the antidote to the deadly virus 'mauvais sang', which is being kept in a laboratory. The virus attacks people who go to bed together but don’t love one another. As Alex falls for the crime boss’s lover (Juliette Binoche, modelled on silent-era icon Louise Brooks), a rival gang is also trying to get its hands on the valuable serum.
Screens on 35mm from the Eye collection accompanying Leos Carax' latest film C'est pas moi (Previously Unreleased).
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Director
Leos Carax
Production year
1986
Country
FR
Original title
Mauvais sang
Length
118 min.
Language
none
Subtitles
NLD
Format
35mm
Part of
Eye Classics
Eye’s collection includes a wealth of classics. With the Eye Classics series, Eye brings film history even closer. Every week, we screen at least three classics from the collection under one recognisable name: Eye Classics.
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