In order to talk about Irma Vep, one almost has to explore the history of this project. In 1996, writer-director Olivier Assayas released Irma Vep, a film about attempting to remake Louis Feuillade’s 1915 silent film serial classic Les Vampires. In Irma Vep, Maggie Cheung played herself, the actress hired to take on the title role. Soon after the release of Irma Vep, Cheung and Assayas were married for a handful of years.
One of the biggest additions to this version of Irma Vep is the expansion of the director character, which again, seems to be a very direct way for Assayas to deal with his own demons when it comes to this story and his tie to it. Magaigne’s René introduces himself to Mira by stating that he’s never happy and that he doesn’t care for movies anymore.
However, Irma Vep’s third episode, “Dead Man’s Escape,” feels right in Assayas’ wheelhouse, and the series finally starts to feel like it’s on the right track. Instead of taking his time to set up the intentions and history of these characters, Assayas jumps right into “Dead Man’s Escape” with a party, where the characters can explore their thoughts on film in a way that gives us almost more insight into whom these people are than the previous two episodes combined.
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