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 (1997)
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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