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The Night Is Young (1986)
"Mauvais sang" (original title)

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In Paris in the near future. Aging thieves Marc and Hans owe money to a tough American woman who gives them two weeks to pay. They scheme to steal and sell a new serum for a disease that's ... See full summary »

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Marc
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Anna
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Hans Meyer ...
Hans
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Lise
Carroll Brooks ...
The American woman
Hugo Pratt ...
Boris
Mireille Perrier ...
The young mother
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Charlie
Jérôme Zucca ...
Thomas
Paul Handford
Charles Schmitt
François Négret
Philippe Fretun
Thomas Peckre
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In Paris in the near future. Aging thieves Marc and Hans owe money to a tough American woman who gives them two weeks to pay. They scheme to steal and sell a new serum for a disease that's killing lovers, but they need someone with quick steady hands. They recruit Alex, a disaffected youth who's breaking up with Lise, his 16-year-old girlfriend. In the few days before the theft, Alex becomes enchanted with Anna, Marc's young mistress. They talk, they play, they sing, but she's in love with Marc. Lise hasn't given up on Alex either, and she comes to Paris on the day of the theft. There are double crosses, a daring rescue, and, for Alex, a waiting plane. Will he make it? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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murder | pickpocket | robbery

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...love that burns fast but lasts forever...


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26 November 1986 (France)  »

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Alex: Someday it will be like we already lived.
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Connections

Featured in One Hundred and One Nights (1995) See more »

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"Simple Symphony - Variation on a theme by Franck Bridge"
Music by Benjamin Britten
Chandos Records
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stunning, a miraculously and unforgettable movie of high intensity
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He is a genius with images He is entwined and tormented He is Leos Carax, a true comicstrip kind of cinematographer He is great in all his movies, but this one is the best My all time favorite


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