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Irma Vep

  • 1996
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 39m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
10K
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Maggie Cheung in Irma Vep (1996)
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A Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les Vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the prod... Read allA Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les Vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.A Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les Vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.

  • Director
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Writer
    • Olivier Assayas
  • Stars
    • Maggie Cheung
    • Jean-Pierre Léaud
    • Nathalie Richard
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    10K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Writer
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Stars
      • Maggie Cheung
      • Jean-Pierre Léaud
      • Nathalie Richard
    • 67User reviews
    • 64Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 3 nominations

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    Maggie Cheung
    Maggie Cheung
    • Maggie Cheung
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    Jean-Pierre Léaud
    • René Vidal
    Nathalie Richard
    Nathalie Richard
    • Zoé
    Antoine Basler
    • Journalist
    Nathalie Boutefeu
    Nathalie Boutefeu
    • Laure
    Alex Descas
    Alex Descas
    • Desormeaux
    Dominique Faysse
    • Maïté
    Arsinée Khanjian
    Arsinée Khanjian
    • L'américaine
    Bernard Nissile
    • Markus
    Olivier Torres
    • Ferdinand…
    Bulle Ogier
    Bulle Ogier
    • Mireille
    Lou Castel
    Lou Castel
    • José Mirano
    Jacques Fieschi
    Jacques Fieschi
    • Roland
    Estelle Larrivaz
    • La standardiste
    Balthazar Clémenti
    • Robert, assistant
    Lara Cowez
    • Script supervisor
    Dominique Cuny
    • Grip
    Jessica Doyle
    • Jessica, Roland's Friend
    • Director
      • Olivier Assayas
    • Writer
      • Olivier Assayas
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    • Trivia
      Much of the film depicts set-related incidents that echo scenes in François Truffaut's Day for Night (1973), to which Irma Vep owes a large thematic debt. However, Olivier Assayas publicly stated that although he considers Day for Night (1973) a great film, it is more about the fantasy of filmmaking than the reality. Assayas credits Rainer Werner Fassbinder's Beware of a Holy Whore (1971) as a greater inspiration.
    • Goofs
      After René says, "respect the silence" to Maggie, he speaks to a woman and takes a drink from a big plastic Coke bottle. He screws the cap on, then hands her the bottle. She turns around, and the cap is missing.
    • Quotes

      Zoé: Why do we do what's already been done? Why don't we do more personal films?

    • Connections
      Featured in Seventh Heaven (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Bonnie and Clyde
      Music by Serge Gainsbourg
      Lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg
      Performed by Luna

    User reviews67

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    Palatable, but the best things about it is Maggie

    Pretty much average. Except for Maggie. The movie tries to tell us of the pretensions that the French movies have but falls its self prey to the illness that the script attributes to French cinema: boringness and a desire to intellectualism. I don't think the movie really achieves in making its point. If anything, it doesn't have the wide appeal that it says French movies should have. On the other hand, the movie isn't all that bad. In fact, Maggie looks absolutely fabulous, having a natural look that she doesn't have in HK movies, and she seems to revel in the very realistic banter that goes on between her costume designer and herself.

    Did I mention that Maggie looks fabulous?
    • HaN-hAn
    • May 5, 1999
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    • Release date
      • April 30, 1997 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ірма Веп
    • Filming locations
      • Paris, France
    • Production companies
      • Dacia Films
      • Canal+
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $282,310
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $11,852
      • May 4, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $315,015
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 39 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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