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Title:
Irma Vep [DVD video]
Edition:
Director-approved two-DVD special edition.
Publication Date:
2021
Publication Information:
New York : The Criterion Collection, [2021]
Physical Description:
2 videodiscs (99 min.) : sound, color and black & white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 18 cm)
ISBN:
9781681438276
Abstract:
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.
General Note:
Title from container.
Wide screen (1.66:1).
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1996.
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.
Performers:
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.
Technical Details:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, wide screen (1.66:1); 5.1 surround.
Language:
French
Additional Language:
In French with optional English subtitles; optional English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). Some bonus features in English.
Audience:
No rating available.
