[It] seems to function as a cinematic state of affairs, examining the functions and motivations behind the movies we see.
Comment
03/05/02
Irma Vep (1996)
91
%
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
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
Get This Movie
Reviews for Irma Vep
As effortless as a shrug and boasts a film buff's dream cast.
02/14/01
Top CriticFrench cineastes will appreciate the writing and direction of Oliver Assayas.
01/01/00
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
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
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 CriticAssayas turns the camera on the behind-the-scenes process, and the results are both comic and revealing.
01/01/00
Top CriticMovies about making movies are never quite as interesting as the people who make them think they're going to be.
01/01/00
Top CriticA movie-movie that's very up-to-the-minute, is one of the year's best films.
01/01/00
Scripted in ten days and shot in less than a month, the film unravels like a delirious piece of automatic writing, though in this case the sinister implications apply to a very different world -- our own.
01/01/00
Top CriticEnds up a knowing, and fairly lucid, portrait of the filmmaking experience, warts and all.
01/01/00
It's a languorous love ballad, and a daring one, about the way moving pictures move, the way they hold light, the way they steal from us when we're not looking.
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
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
MSN's Year in Review 
Take a look at MSN's choices for the Top 10 films of 2009.
Moviefone's Year End Movie Poll
What were your favorites? Least favorites? The funniest and scariest? Moviefone wants to know!
Tarantino's Characters
Hollywood.com explores why QT's characters resonate so well with audiences.
Top 10 Movies of 2009
TIME chimes in with their own list of the best films released this year.
Top 20 of the Decade
Click through to see which movies BuzzSugar placed in their Best-of-Decade list!
Promos
Follow RT on Twitter
Get the latest Tomatometer updates on upcoming movies!
IGN RSS Feeds