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Irma Vep

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Irma Vep (1996)

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Reviews Counted:35

Fresh:32

Rotten:3

Average Rating:7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: Hong Kong diva Cheung stars as herself, having been cast on a director's whim as the slinky, cat-burgling heroine of a remake of the vintage French serial "Les Vampires." Once in Paris, Cheung... Hong Kong diva Cheung stars as herself, having been cast on a director's whim as the slinky, cat-burgling heroine of a remake of the vintage French serial "Les Vampires." Once in Paris, Cheung encounters countless culture clashes, as well as set-related mishaps that echo Truffaut's charming "Day for Night." [More]

Starring: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler

Starring: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler, Alex Descas

Director: Olivier Assayas

Director: Olivier Assayas
Screenwriter: Olivier Assayas
Producer: Georges Benayoun

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Mar 31, 1998

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The post-modern compulsions on display here may bring movies together, but they also keep people apart.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
01/07/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
Slant Magazine

A wonderful tribute to filmmaking that could only be made in France, it has delightful performances and a low-budget style -- like the film it parodies -- which work beautifully.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/03/08
Channel 4 Film

Irma Vep's director, Olivier Assayas, evinces a love of the process that's nearly as palpable as Truffaut's.

Full Review Source: Slate | comment Comment
03/03/08
David Edelstein
David Edelstein
Slate

Slender but appealing.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/03/08
David Rooney
David Rooney
Variety
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No review available.

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02/21/08
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

A delightfully nonchalant movie, complete with some nice satirical barbs aimed at contemporary French film culture, and fine performances throughout.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

Amusing satire on French cinema and the insanity that is filmmaking.

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10/14/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

No review available.

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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
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06/03/05
Thomas Delapa
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

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01/13/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

We just love to make movies about movies to deconstruct them, to see what's behind them.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
03/29/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

No review available.

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10/16/03
Jurgen Fauth
Jurgen Fauth
About.com

Cheung, slinking around the corridors of her hotel in her sheath of shiny black latex to the dissonant chords of Sonic Youth, is an instant icon of everything cool.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/30/03
Ken Fox
Ken Fox
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Minor but witty.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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Like many French products, it's quirky but not all it's cracked up to be.

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05/13/03
Oz
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One of the few movies about making movies that captures the kinetic madness of the process. Maggie Cheung, playing herself, floats like a bemused Buddha through the maelstrom, offering a welcome sense of grace and normalcy.

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04/30/03
Andrea Chase
Andrea Chase
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Love of film is the magical point of the film.

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04/11/03
Dennis Schwartz
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11/05/02
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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10/11/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

A sometimes scathing, sometimes goodnatured satire of the French film industry.

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03/17/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
 
 
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