Louis Feuillade Archives

Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman

Irma Vep: A Personal Look at Lost Love, History and Show Business

Musidora also recalls the extremely dangerous stunts original director Louis Feuillade subjected her and the actors to since there were no stunt men or doubles in those days Macaigne plays Feuillade as the opposite of Rene: steely, nonchalant, and practical as he matter-of-factly permits a cannon and live explosives to go off on set, then[...]
Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman

Irma Vep Was First Film Femme Fatale, Inspiring Catwoman & Others

Really weird. Les Vampires (translation: "The Vampires") was a French silent movie serial that ran from 1915 to 1916, directed by Louis Feuillade, and shot semi-improvised on the streets of Paris during the height of the First World War It was one of the first genre thrillers in movies, about an intrepid reporter trying to expose[...]