Irma Vep

Assayas, Olivier, (film director,, screenwriter,, on-screen participant.). Benayoun, Georges, (film producer.). Gautier, Eric, 1961- (director of photography.). Barnier, Luc, (editor of moving image work.). Labarthe, François-Renaud, (production designer.). Clavel, Françoise, (costume designer.). Zhang, Manyu, (actor.). Zhang, Keyi, 1969- (actor.). Léaud, Jean-Pierre, 1944- (actor.). Richard, Nathalie, 1962- (actor.). Ogier, Bulle, 1939- (actor.). Castel, Lou, 1943- (actor.). Khanjian, Arsinée, 1958- (actor.). Boutefeu, Nathalie, (actor.). Descas, Alex, (actor.). Faysse, Dominique, (actor.). Nissile, Bernard, (actor.). Torrès, Olivier, (actor.). Basler, Antoine, (actor.). Tesson, Charles, (on-screen participant.). Ma, Aliza, (essayist.). Dacia Films (Firm), (production company.). Studio Canal+, (production company.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (film distributor.). 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. (Cast).

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.

Item details

ISBN: 9781681438276
ISBN: 1681438275
Physical Description: videodisc
2 videodiscs (99 min.) : DVD video, sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
Edition: Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publisher: New York : The Criterion Collection, [2021]

Contents / Notes

General Note:	Title from title frame. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996. Wide screen (1.66:1). 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Eric Gautier ; editor, Luc Barnier ; production designer, François-Renaud Labarthe ; costumes, Françoise Clavel.
Participant or Performer Note:	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; region 1, NTSC; wide screen (1.66:1); 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	In French with optional English subtitles; optional English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Some bonus features in English.