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Irma Vep
Title
Irma Vep / Dacía Films présente avec la participation de Canal+ ; écrite at réalisé, Olivier Assayas ; produit par Georges Benayoun.
ISBN
9781681438276
1681438275
Edition
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publication
New York : The Criterion Collection, [2021]
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm).
Medium
4 3/4 in.
stamping
Notes
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996.
Special features: new interview with Assayas ; behind-the-scenes ; interview from 2003 between Assayas and critic Charles Tesson ; interview from 2003 with actors Maggie Cheung and Nathalie Richard ; "Musidora, the Tenth Muse" a 2013 documentary on the actor who originated the role of Irma Vep ; "Les vampires: hypnotic eyes" the sixth episode in Louis Feuillade's 1916 silent-film serial ; a 2020 address on the state of cinema by Assayas ; "Man Yuk: a portrait of Maggie Cheung" 1997 short film by Assayas ; black-and-white rushes for the film ; essay by critic Aliza Ma.
Cinematographer, Éric Gautier; editing, Luc Barnier.
In French with optional English subtitles; optional English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Some bonus features in English.
Summary
A Hong Kong action-movie star arrives in Paris to play the latex-clad lead in a remake of Louis Feuillade's classic silent crime serial Les vampires. What she finds is a behind-the-scenes tangle of barely controlled chaos as egos clash, romantic attractions simmer, and an obsessive director drives himself to the brink to realize his vision.
Variant and related titles
Irma Vep (Motion picture)
Irma Vep (Motion picture). English.
Musidora, the Tenth Muse (Motion picture)
Les vampires (Motion picture). Hypnotic eyes.
Man Yuk (Motion picture)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
French; English
Added to Catalog
May 12, 2021
Series
Criterion collection ; 1074
Credits
Cinematographer, Éric Gautier; editing, Luc Barnier.
Cast
Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Richard, Bulle Ogier, Lou Castel, Arsinée Khanjian, Antoine Basler, Nathalie Boutefeu, Alex Descas, Dominique Faysse, Bernard Nissile, Olivier Torrès.
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 1, wide screen (1.66:1); 5.1 surround.
Videorecording number
CC3245DDVD The Criterion Collection
Subjects
Genre/Form
Motion pictures, French.
Foreign language films - French.
Drama.
Feature films.
Motion pictures.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Show business films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
Dacia Films (Firm), production company.
Studio Canal+, production company.
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.
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