Container of (work): Irma Vep (Motion picture) Container of (work) : Musidora, the Tenth Muse (Motion picture) Container of (work) : Les vampires (Motion picture). Hypnotic eyes. Container of (work) : Man Yuk (Motion picture).
Notes:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. 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. Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Richard.
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.
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