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Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood)
WinStar Cinema

Mauvais Sang (Bad Blood) reviews
Critic Score
Metascore: 67 Metascore out of 100
User Score  
8.0 out of 10
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Hans Meyer, Julie Delpy, Carroll Brooks, Hugo Pratt, and Serge Reggiani

Carax's 1986 film about a man who schemes to steal the cure for a new illness that only afflicts lovers who don't really care about each other.


GENRE(S): Romance  
WRITTEN BY: Leos Carax  
DIRECTED BY: Leos Carax  
RELEASE DATE: DVD: April 10, 2001 
Video: April 10, 2001 
Theatrical: April 27, 2001 
RUNNING TIME: 116 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: France 
LANGUAGE(S): French (with English subtitles) 

Also known as "Bad Blood" and "The Night Is Young"

What The Critics Said

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80
Village Voice Dennis Lim
Bittersweet, haunting, and as original and eccentric as homage movies get.
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75
Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
Distinctive feel.
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60
TV Guide Staff (Not credited)
Though the storyline moves in unconvincing fits and starts, Carax gets good performances from his hip young stars.
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50
The New York Times Walter Goodman
While the screen flashes and flickers, little else is happening.
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