Mauvais Genre

Mauvais Genre

90 mins | Comedy | May 27, 1997

The film's title is a pun, the double meaning referencing both the "wrong genre" and a person with distasteful motives. Insecure novelist Martial Bok promotes his new sexy novel La Fille de Dos ("Girl Observed From the Rear") with a round of book-signings and talk-shows. When beautiful hat designer Camille buys the book, Martial follows her and spies on her as she reads his book and removes her clothing. It's the beginning of his obsession and also an inspiration. After Martial's live-in girlfriend Lucie establishes contact with Camille for real, Martial is able to type out another sexy manuscript.

Mauvais Genre

90 mins | Comedy | May 27, 1997

Mauvais Genre
The film's title is a pun, the double meaning referencing both the "wrong genre" and a person with distasteful motives. Insecure novelist Martial Bok promotes his new sexy novel La Fille de Dos ("Girl Observed From the Rear") with a round of book-signings and talk-shows. When beautiful hat designer Camille buys the book, Martial follows her and spies on her as she reads his book and removes her clothing. It's the beginning of his obsession and also an inspiration. After Martial's live-in girlfriend Lucie establishes contact with Camille for real, Martial is able to type out another sexy manuscript.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers France 2 Cinéma, Canal+
Original title Mauvais Genre
Directors Laurent Bénégui
Writers Jean-Luc Gaget, Laurent Bénégui

Cast

Jacques Gamblin

as Martial Bok

Elina Löwensohn

as Lucie

Monica Bellucci

as Camille

Michel Aumont

as Bernard Brondin

Michael Lonsdale

as Honoré de Balzac

Agnès Obadia

as Michèle