Olivier Assayas Archives

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

Irma Vep Ends on Poetic, Poignant Note With The Last Ghost Standing

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? Does Rene (Vincent Macaigne)[...]
Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman

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

Writer-director Olivier Assayas turns it into a hall of mirrors that combines a history lesson about the original French silent movie thriller Les Vampires, a deconstruction of the original, and a commentary about filmmaking, even his own relationship with the original 1996 movie If you skipped the show after the first episode, you'll miss the[...]
Irma Vep Was the First Femme Fatale in Movies, Led to Catwoman

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

That's too bad because not only is Irma Vep a lot of fun, but it also matters. Alicia Vikander in "Irma Vep", HBO, A24 Irma Vep is a reboot, remake, sequel, and update of creator Olivier Assayas' cult 1996 arthouse movie about movies The original movie was about Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung, playing a fictional version[...]