Irma Vep
Oct 01 1996
•2h 39m
•Comedy, Drama
Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Clad in a rubber catsuit and unable to speak a word of French, Cheung finds herself adrift in the insanity of the film industry…
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Maggie Cheung
Maggie
Jean-Pierre Léaud
René Vidal
Nathalie Richard
Zoé
Antoine Basler
Journalist
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