Film

Mauvais Genre

1997 · 1h 30m · Comedy

IMDb

5.2

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.

Jacques Gamblin

Martial Bok

Elina Löwensohn

Lucie

Monica Bellucci

Camille

Michel Aumont

Bernard Brondin

Michael Lonsdale

Honoré de Balzac

Agnès Obadia

Michèle

Christiane Cohendy

La mère de Martial

Aïssatou Thiam

Lily

Jean-François Perrier

Le libraire

Laurent Olmedo

Ricardo

Zinedine Soualem

Momo

Stéphane Rideau

Un policier

Aurélie Guichard

Policier femme

Adrienne Pauly

La cliente au chapeau

Evelyne Didi

La correctrice

Édouard Montoute

François

• Laurent BénéguiDirector · Writer
• Jean-Luc GagetWriter · Editor
• Charles GassotProducer
• Jacques HinstinExecutive Producer
• Pascal GennesseauxDirector of Photography
• Laurent CoqOriginal Music Composer
• Benjamin RaffaelliOriginal Music Composer

Release date

May 27, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

French

Runtime

1h 30m

Genres

Comedy