Irma Vep

Irma Vep is a 1996 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas. Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung plays a fictionalised version of herself, as disasters result when an unstable French film director (played by Jean-Pierre Léaud) attempts to remake Louis Feuillade's classic silent film serial Les Vampires (1915–16). (Irma Vep is an anagram for the word "vampire".) Taking place largely through the eyes of a foreigner (Cheung), it is also a meditation on the state of the French film industry.

This article is about the French film. For the satirical play by Charles Ludlam, see The Mystery of Irma Vep. For the miniseries of the same name, see Irma Vep (miniseries).

Irma Vep
Theatrical release poster
Directed byOlivier Assayas
Written byOlivier Assayas
Produced byGeorges Benayoun
Starring
CinematographyÉric Gautier
Edited byLuc Barnier
Music byPhilippe Richard
Production
company
Dacia Films
Distributed byHaut et Court
Release dates
  • 15 May 1996 (1996-05-15) (Cannes)
  • 13 November 1996 (1996-11-13) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryFrance
Languages
  • English
  • French
Budget€1.4 million
Box office$282,310 (US & Canada)

Irma Vep was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival. It was released in France on 13 November 1996.

In 2022, the film was reimagined as a miniseries for HBO, created by Assayas.

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