British distributors Artificial Eye have officially announced and detailed their upcoming Blu-ray releases of director Leos Carax's
Boy Meets Girl (1984), starring Denis Lavant, Mireille Perrier, and Carroll Brooks, and
Mauvais sang a.k.a.
The Night is Young (1986), starring Michel Piccoli, Juliette Binoche, and Denis Lavant. The two releases will be available for purchase on May 26th.
Boy Meets Girl
Leos Carax's brilliant feature debut follows the relationship of an aspiring filmmaker, who has just been left by his lover and a suicidal young woman, who is also reeling from a failed romance. He becomes obsessed with her from the first time he hears her voice over an apartment intercom. Eventually, they meet in person and embark on an affair that has disastrous consequences. Visually reminiscent of early French New Wave films, and beautifully shot in black and white by Jean-Yves Escoffier (
Nurse Betty, Good Will Hunting), the film features some of the most striking night scenes of Paris.
Special Features:
- Introduction by Denis Lavant
- On Set 'In the Kitchen'
The Night Is Young
Also known as Bad Blood. Leos Carax's (
Pola X, Lovers on the Bridge) second film confirmed his status as one of the most talented young French filmmakers of his generation. Set a few years before the 21st century,
Mauvais Sang tells the story of Alex, the teen-age son of a murdered criminal who is enlisted by two former associates of his father to steal a valuable serum for an AIDS-like disease. Alex's mission becomes complicated when he begins to fall in love with one of the associates' young mistress and he becomes involved in a dangerous game of cat and mouse with a rival gang woman known only as "The American".
Special Features:
- Theatrical trailer
- Outtakes and rushes
- Deleted Scene