Mauvais Genre
1997, French. Directed by Laurent Bénégui.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Laurent BénéguiDirector
- Jacques GamblinMartial Bok
- Elina LöwensohnLucie
- Monica BellucciCamille
- Michel AumontBernard Brondin
- Michael LonsdaleHonoré de Balzac
- Agnès ObadiaMichèle
- Christiane CohendyLa mère de Martial
- Aïssatou ThiamLily
- Jean-François PerrierLe libraire
- Laurent OlmedoRicardo
- Zinedine SoualemMomo
- Stéphane RideauUn policier
Details
- Released
- 27 May 1997
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Laurent Bénégui, Jean-Luc Gaget
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Mauvais Genre runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Mauvais Genre isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 May 1997. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mauvais Genre?
Mauvais Genre (1997) was directed by Laurent Bénégui and stars Jacques Gamblin, Elina Löwensohn, Monica Bellucci.