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30 April 1997 (USA) morePlot:
Rene Vidal, a director in decline, decides to remake Louis Feuillade's silent serial "Les Vampires."... more | full synopsisAwards:
1 win moreNewsDesk:
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Dream of Cinema more (33 total)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 |
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99 minCountry:
FranceColor:
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1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | France:U | Norway:7 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:11Fun Stuff
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The title is the anagram of "vampire". moreGoofs:
Continuity: After René says, "respect the silence" to Maggie, he speaks to a woman and takes a drink from a big plastic Coke bottle. He screws the cap on, then hands her the bottle. She turns around, and the cap is missing. moreSoundtrack:
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I suppose this film is by its nature polarizing, because it's a movie about film-making that lacks action, or drama, or a strong plot line. Nonetheless, I think it stands as one of the most charming, and disarmingly original, films of the 90s. A somewhat haphazard production company in Paris, about to remake a silent classic, has a mixed reaction to the casting of an actress from the Hong Kong cinema (Maggie Cheung, utterly delightful) as its iconic French heroine. The movie lazily moves through onset and offset scenes that detail the relationships of the movie's cast and crew, with Cheung, playing herself, employed as the innocent abroad. One of the most interesting movies about movies ever made, with the legendary Jean-Pierre Leaud as the mad, virtually incomprehensible director. Magnifique.