Life imitates art.
Mira is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge.
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Character
Nostalgic, prestige, open-ended and character-led.
- contemporarynostalgic
- unpretentiousprestige
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
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“Is the nostalgia doing the heavy lifting?”
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“Is Alicia Vikander the best thing in Irma Vep?”
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“Is Irma Vep prestige bait?”
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Cast
- Alicia VikanderMira Harberg
- Vincent MacaigneRené Vidal
- Lars EidingerGottfried
- Devon RossRegina
- Nora HamzawiCarla
- Jeanne BalibarZoe
- Adria ArjonaLaurie
- Byron BowersHerman
- Vincent LacosteEdmond Lagrange
- Alex DescasGregory Desormeaux
Crew
- Olivier AssayasCreator
- Denis LenoirDirector of Photography
- Yorick Le SauxDirector of Photography
- Thurston MooreOriginal Music Composer
- François GédigierEditor
- Jes AndersonProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries8 eps · 2022
Pairings
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