Irma Vep (1996)
Directed by Olivier Assayas · Cinematography by Éric Gautier
99 min40 frames
ComedyDrama
A Latex Comedy
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What is Irma Vep about?
Hong Kong action diva Maggie Cheung comes to France when a past-his-prime director casts her in a remake of the silent classic Les Vampires. Clad in a rubber catsuit and unable to speak a word of French, Cheung finds herself adrift in the insanity of the film industry…
Irma Vep is a 1996 French comedy-drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas. Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung plays a fictionalised version of herself, as disasters result when an unstable French film director attempts to remake Louis Feuillade's classic silent film serial Les Vampires (1915–16); Irma Vep is an anagram for the word "vampire". Taking place largely through the eyes of a foreigner (Cheung), it is also a meditation on the state of the French film industry.
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What does the cinematography of Irma Vep look like?
Sampled across 40 frames, the coverage of Irma Vep leans on medium shots (45% of the sample) and close-ups (40%). Cinematographer Éric Gautier keeps 50% of it in soft, low-key light. Night and dusk account for 48% of the frames. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 78% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of Irma Vep?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Irma Vep (1996) are #0a0c0c, #31312d, #f8f7f6, #8a8a87, #484b46, #d0d0cc — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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