Irma Vep (1996)

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Maggie Cheung	...	Herself
	Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	René Vidal
	Nathalie Richard	...	Zoé
	Antoine Basler	...	Journalist
	Nathalie Boutefeu	...	Laure
	Alex Descas	...	Desormeaux
	Dominique Faysse	...	Maïté
	Arsinée Khanjian	...	L'américaine
	Bernard Nissile	...	Markus
	Olivier Torres	...	Ferdinand / Moreno
	Bulle Ogier	...	Mireille
	Lou Castel	...	José Mirano
	Jacques Fieschi	...	Roland
	Estelle Larrivaz	...	La standardiste
	Balthazar Clémenti	...	Robert, assistant

Storyline

Rene Vidal, a director in decline, decides to remake Louis Feuillade's silent serial "Les Vampires." Believing no French actress can match Musidora as Irma Vep (an anagram for vampire), he casts Hong Kong action heroine Maggie Cheung, though she speaks no French. On the chaotic set, she's aided by Zoe, the wardrobe mistress with a crush on her; she defends Vidal to a Parisian journalist who trashes all French film and praises John Woo and Schwarzenegger; she befriends Vidal when he goes over the edge; and, in costume, she breaks into a hotel suite to steal jewels as her victim talks on the phone. We also watch the making, the rushes, and the remains of Vidal's unfinished film. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>  

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