Irma Vep
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DVD Details
- Rated: Not Rated
- Run Time: 1 hours, 36 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: December 9, 2008
- Originally Released: 1996
- Label: Zeitgeist Films
Performers, Cast and Crew:
| Starring | Maggie Cheung & Jean-Pierre Léaud | |
| Performer: | Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler, Alex Descas, Nathalie Boutefeu, Bulle Ogier, Jacques Fieschi & Lou Castel | |
| Directed by | Olivier Assayas | |
| Edited by | Luc Barnier | |
| Screenwriting by | Olivier Assayas | |
| Produced by | Georges Benayoun | |
| Director of Photography: | Eric Gautier |
Entertainment Reviews:
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Rating: B+ --
Light, playful, and self-reflexive, Assayas' film is a mi or work but it's enjoyable and boasts a graceful performance from Maggie Cheung.
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EmanuelLevy.Com
Rating: 3/5 --
Minor but witty.
New York Times
4 stars out of 5 -- [The director] has fun with all the references and in-jokes...
Total Film
As effortless as a shrug and boasts a film buff's dream cast.
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Los Angeles Times
5 stars out of 5 -- Assayas sets a brisk pace, but while it feels light-hearted, his movie about movies has a dark undertow.
Uncut
...Richard's naturalness is a constant pleasure, and graceful beauty Cheung is compelling...
Variety
A wonderful tribute to filmmaking that could only be made in France, it has delightful performances and a low-budget style -- like the film it parodies -- which work beautifully.
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Film4
Product Description:
Hong Kong diva Cheung stars as herself, having been cast on a director's whim as the slinky, cat-burgling heroine of a remake of the vintage French serial "Les Vampires." Once in Paris, Cheung encounters countless culture clashes, as well as set-related mishaps that echo Truffaut's charming "Day for Night."
Description by Zeitgeist Films Ltd.:
Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung (Ashes of Time Redux, In the Mood for Love) plays herself in Olivier Assayas' spiky satire of the French film industry. After seeing her in Johnny To's Heroic Trio, past-his-prime director René Vidal (New Wave legend Jean-Pierre Léaud) impetuously casts Cheung as the lead in his remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Unable to speak a word of French, Cheung tries to navigate the disorganized production while clad in a head-to-toe rubber catsuit and receiving cryptic direction from Vidal. Things only get crazier as she juggles a lovesick bisexual costumer (Nathalie Richard), a gossipy executive's wife (Bulle Ogier) and the whole backbiting crew. With freewheeling shots choreographed to the strains of Sonic Youth and Luna, IRMA VEP immerses the viewer into the heady desperation and l'amour fou of modern moviemaking. Zeitgeist Films celebrates its 20th Anniversary with a sparkling new DVD release of this supercool comic gem
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Product Info
- UPC: 795975110938
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