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02/21/08
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... [More]
Starring: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler
Director: Olivier Assayas
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Reviews for Irma Vep
Movies about making movies are never quite as interesting as the people who make them think they're going to be.
01/01/00
Top CriticIrma Vep is a film full of chaos, which at times entertains and at times makes you wonder what it’s all about.
01/01/00
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.
03/03/08
French cineastes will appreciate the writing and direction of Oliver Assayas.
01/01/00
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.
04/30/03
Assayas' terrific camerawork and layered character study that unfolds in documentary-like fashion makes a strong case for the future of independent filmmaking as a vibrant force in cinema.
01/01/00
An arguably brilliant film with the noncontradictory potential to bore half its intended audience and enchant the other half.
01/01/00
Irma Vep's director, Olivier Assayas, evinces a love of the process that's nearly as palpable as Truffaut's.
03/03/08
Ultimately, Irma Vep doesn't quite have the courage of its convictions, but still provides plenty of scathing satire on the state of French cinema.
01/01/00
Slender but appealing.
03/03/08
Love of film is the magical point of the film.
04/11/03
A film of such spontaneity, freshness and breezy chaos that you feel as if it were assembled from happy accidents and inspired, seat-of- the-pants improvisation.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
06/11/05
The post-modern compulsions on display here may bring movies together, but they also keep people apart.
01/07/09
A delightfully nonchalant movie, complete with some nice satirical barbs aimed at contemporary French film culture, and fine performances throughout.
06/24/06
No review available.
01/13/05
Assayas turns the camera on the behind-the-scenes process, and the results are both comic and revealing.
01/01/00
Top CriticMinor but witty.
05/20/03
Top CriticWe just love to make movies about movies to deconstruct them, to see what's behind them.
03/29/04
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