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Irma Vep (1996)

Directed by Olivier Assayas

Drama

Overview

Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung (playing herself) comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Clad in a rubber catsuit and unable to speak a word of French, Cheung finds herself adrift in the insanity of the film industry…

Rated NR | Length 99 minutes

Actors

Maggie Cheung | Jean-Pierre Léaud | Nathalie Richard | Antoine Basler | Nathalie Boutefeu | Alex Descas | Dominique Faysse | Arsinée Khanjian | Bernard Nissile | Olivier Torres | Bulle Ogier | Lou Castel | Jacques Fieschi | Estelle Larrivaz | Balthazar Clémenti | Lara Cowez | Dominique Cuny | Jessica Doyle | Sandra Faure | Catherine Ferny | Maryel Ferraud | Filip Forgeau | Nicolas Giraudi | Valerie Guy | Laurent Jacquet | Philippe Landoulsi | Smaïl Mekki | Maurice Najman | Yann Richard | Jérôme Simonin | Alexandra Yonnet | Pierre Amzallag | Françoise Clavel | Françoise Guglielmi | Odile Horion | François-Renaud Labarthe | Alain Martin | Guy-Patrick Sainderichin | Willy Martin

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Viewing Notes

Long overdue revisit. I could spend hours just watching Maggie Cheung slink around the hotel in her gimp suit. What’s fun about this is how much of it is probably based on real experiences and the chaotic nature of making indie films. It did make me a little sad watching the interview in the bonus features with Maggie knowing that she retired from the business.

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