IRMA VEP (1996)

Maggie Cheung, as herself, comes to Paris to partake in a remake of Louis Feuillade's Les Vampires as Irma Vep.  However, when Maggie arrives three days late to the set she finds a disorganized film company trying to hold together a group of actors, a crew, and filmmakers who all have different agendas.  Nevertheless, Maggie tries her hardest to fit in, even though she does not speak any French, and she tries to get a good grip of the character that she intends to cast.  Meanwhile, the director is having problems keeping himself emotionally together and the film's future becomes jeopardized.  Irma Vep is an interesting film that portraits thoughts that are not followed through with or that cannot be followed through with unless they are organized.

DIRECTED BY

Olivier Assayas

COUNTRY

France
REVIEWED
11/16/2002
GRADE


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