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Cast & Crew

Olivier Assayas
Director
Jean-Pierre Léaud
As René Vidal
Maggie Cheung
As Maggie
Bulle Ogier
As Mireille
Lou Castel
As José Mirano
Alex Descas
As Desormeaux

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In the film Irma Vep, directed by Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung plays the role of Irma Vep, a character inspired by the titular anagram for "vampire" from the classic silent film Les Vampires. The movie is a remake of the 1915 French silent film classic, set in Hong Kong. The main character, Irma Vep is a burglar and spy who wears a skintight black and latex catsuit. The story takes a turn around René Vidal an ageing film director who is struggling to relaunch his career, He sees Maggie Cheung as the perfect lead for his film and casts her as Irma Vep during a troubled production. However, things take a chaotic turn when Vidal's personal life gets in the way of work. Suspicions arise when Maggie wanders off alone at night while out with coworkers; it turns out she has donned her cat-suited costume and committed a string of robberies as "Irma Vep and left for America to work on a Ridley Scott film. The movie ends with unanswered questions about the future of production.

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Irma Vep include Hope Floats, My Girl, Life Is Beautiful, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Jerry Maguire, Forrest Gump.