France,
1996, 97 min
(Alternative: 95 min)
Directed by:
Olivier AssayasScreenplay:
Olivier AssayasCinematography:
Eric GautierComposer:
Philippe RichardCast:
Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alex Descas, Arsinée Khanjian, Bulle Ogier, Lou Castel (more)Plots(1)
French filmmaker René Vidal (Jean-Pierre Léaud) is commissioned by a TV company to direct a remake of Louis Feuillade's classic silent-era serial, Les Vampires. Maggie Cheung (playing a version of herself) is cast in the central role and heads to Paris for filming - where she finds herself amid the chaos of artistic differences, petty rivalries and the immense egos which make up a film set. Irma Vep is Assayas at his lightest and most playful - simultaneously a gently satirical dig at the state of French cinema and a love letter to his female star. (Arrow Academy)
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UK
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