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Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman
Irma Vep was leading to this Olivier Assayas' meta hall of mirrors spins to an ending that is both unpredictable and inevitable as the series plays out its examination of Cinema history, show business satire, the chaotic nuances of creating Art, and how Art ultimately creates ghost stories Does Mira (Alicia Vikander) lose herself in[...]
Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman
HBO's Irma Vep is a remake and quasi-sequel to the original 1996 movie It follows the already loose plot of the movie but uses its eight episodes to deal with more ideas, themes, and moments from writer-director Olivier Assayas' previous movies It's a common trait in movies but rarely in TV shows. Alicia Vikander in "Irma[...]
Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman
Irma Vep isn't just a story about a Hollywood star going to Paris to star in a troubled remake of an old French classic with an unstable director on the verge of a nervous breakdown and taking the production with him Writer-director Olivier Assayas turns it into a hall of mirrors that combines a history[...]
Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman
Irma Vep is the biggest geek explosion singularity on TV right now that nobody is watching We don't know why Is it because it's HBO, and nobody wants to pay for it? Is it because it's French/European and American viewers don't care? Or is it because HBO has done virtually nothing to make anyone aware[...]
Irma Vep: Alicia Vikander to Star in HBO TV version of 1996Movie
French filmmaker Oliver Assayas will write and direct a new miniseries version of his 1996 movie Irma Vep starring Alicia Vikander, who will also be executive producer HBO has greenlit the show, produced by A24's Sam Levinson and Kevin Turen, who also produced Euphoria Vikander will play Mira, an American movie star disillusioned by her career[...]