Tag: Irma Vep
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Elizabeth Olsen’s Emmy Snub for ‘Love & Death’ Angers Me
It goes without saying that when it came to the drama categories at this year’s Primetime Emmy Awards, HBO absolutely dominated the competition. The premium streaming network earned four nominations in the Best Drama Series category with Succession, The White Lotus, The Last of Us, and House of the Dragon, and took up a majority…
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Why Olivier Assayas Imagined His Irma Vep Remake As A Series Instead Of A Feature
When Oliver Assayas first directed “Irma Vep” in 1996, it was a very different world for cinema. Since the takeover of streaming services, the director has noticed a shift in financing and the future of film. He knew that if he was going to return to his most popular project, he would need to adapt…
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‘Irma Vep’ Filmmaker Olivier Assayas Laments There Is ‘Very Little Space’ for Auteurs in Modern Cinema
Olivier Assayas did what seems like the impossible: The writer-director remade his own 1996 film “Irma Vep” as an HBO limited series.Why? Well, Assayas saw the need to update the meta message of fame, mirrored celebrity, and even international filmmaking collaborations for the modern age. He felt the original film, starring his now ex-wife Maggie…
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How Kristen Stewart’s ‘Irma Vep’ Cameo Opposite Alicia Vikander Came to Be
Kristen Stewart made an unexpected appearance in HBO’s “Irma Vep” finale, marking a reunion with “Personal Shopper” writer-director Olivier Assayas.“Irma Vep” lead star Alicia Vikander detailed how Stewart’s cameo came to be, telling Entertainment Weekly that Stewart’s role was “always what Olivier had in mind” for the Oscar nominee. Stewart plays Lianna, a pop star…
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‘Irma Vep’ Review: Alicia Vikander and Olivier Assayas Team Up for a Sharp, Reflective TV Self-Adaptation
It really is a miracle that any filmed piece of art ever gets made. Widen out the scope and scale of a film or a series (or any any other time-dictated variation thereof) and the sheer number of people that have to work together to get a project from an idea to a reality only…
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Irma Vep Review: Olivier Assayas Turns His Wonderful 1996 Film Into A Muddled Miniseries
Explaining what exactly Olivier Assayas’ HBO series “Irma Vep” is is surprisingly complicated. It’s been billed as a re-imagining, rather than a remake, of his 1996 film of the same name. Assayas original film followed actress Maggie Cheung, who is cast in a remake of “Les Vampires,” an epic silent-era serial directed by Louis Feuillade,…
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‘Irma Vep’ Review: Olivier Assayas Reckons With The Ghosts Of His Filmmaking Past In New Meta Series [Cannes]
When cinema is your life, cinema can hurt. “Time doesn’t heal,” Tom Sturridge says about the scars that mark us in Olivier Assayas’ beguiling and fascinating new HBO limited-series version of “Irma Vep.” “Time just buries pain, but the wounds remain.” This eloquent twist on a platitude could perfectly encapsulate Assayas’ director’s statement. Creating filmic…
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Irma Vep Trailer: Olivier Assayas Directs A Miniseries Remake Of His Own Film
A brand new trailer has dropped for the HBO limited series, “