# Mauvais Sang (1986)

> Leos Carax turns a youthful drug-heist scheme into a feverish, color-slashed meditation on desire, debt, and generational fracture.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/44311

## Facts

- Runtime: 119 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
- Director: Leos Carax
- Cast: Juliette Binoche, Denis Lavant, Michel Piccoli, Hans Meyer, Julie Delpy, Carroll Brooks, Hugo Pratt, Mireille Perrier
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091497/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: moody, feverish, romantic, late night cinephile viewing, romantic arthouse double feature

## Synopsis

A young man's ambition collides with love and crime in a world of allure and danger.

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