Irma Vep
1996 · Movie · NR · 99 min · ★ 6.7 · 87% critics
A has-been French filmmaker tries to revive his career by casting a Hong Kong actress as the lead in a remake of a classic silent vampire serial. As production ramps up, language barriers and clashing creative instincts turn the shoot into a tense, chaotic experiment in making a movie.
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Details
- Years
- 1996
- Release date
- 1996-10-01
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Critic score
- 87/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.7/10 (246 votes)
- Box office
- $292,040
About
You’ll likely enjoy Irma Vep if you like movie-making satire and genre mashups with an outsider’s culture clash energy; Not for you if you want a straightforward, consistently funny story like In the Soup or sorry angel.
Pros: Surreal, entertaining tone; Strong lead performance; Visually striking scenes | Cons: Confusing plot; Uneven humor; Some flat payoffs
Cast & crew
Maggie Cheung
as Maggie
Jean-Pierre Léaud
as René Vidal
Nathalie Richard
as Zoé
Antoine Basler
as Journalist
Nathalie Boutefeu
as Laure
Alex Descas
as Desormeaux
Dominique Faysse
as Maïté
Arsinée Khanjian
as L'américaine
Bernard Nissile
as Markus
Olivier Torres
as Ferdinand / Moreno
Directed by Olivier Assayas