Irma Vep (1996)
Director: Oliver Assayas
Watched: March 2018
Rating: 4/10
Maggie Cheung runs the show both in the fictional set and the real set, which might be the same thing? From two different sources, significant portion of the subtitles from the French speakers are translated as “inaudible”; Seriously? Cheung plays herself here, a Chinese actress recruited by a has been director, who seems completely confused as to what he wants from his cast and film, except that Maggie has to play Irma. Commentary on French Cinema at the time? Add a love triangle complete with lesbian love, a latex catsuit complete with leather and zipper, a stealthy shiny necklace caper complete with rooftop getaway scenes, an unbalanced director complete with unexplained absences from the set and marital drama, and what do we get?
Poor film within film
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At least Cheung was good.