
Irma Vep
dir. Olivier Assayas
77
7 sourcesSynopsis
A has-been French filmmaker wants a Hong Kong actress to be the heroine in a rendering of Les Vampires.
Critics consensus
Starring a bewitching Maggie Cheung, Irma Vep is an evocative and reflexive satire of the filmmaking process that is bursting at the seams with an affection for cinema.

Directed byOlivier Assayas
StarringMaggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alex Descas
Written byOlivier Assayas
CinematographyÉric Gautier
EditingLuc Barnier
MusicPhilippe Richard
Irma Vep
1996 · NR · 1h 39m
Comedy, Drama
A has-been French filmmaker wants a Hong Kong actress to be the heroine in a rendering of Les Vampires.
Critics Consensus
Starring a bewitching Maggie Cheung, Irma Vep is an evocative and reflexive satire of the filmmaking process that is bursting at the seams with an affection for cinema.
