Irma Vep
1996 · 99 min · Director: Olivier Assayas
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French filmmaker René Vidal was once a renowned director, but most see his career on a quick downward slide based on his last several films. In Paris, he is just starting to film his latest movie, a remake of Les vampires (1915), and has hired Hong Kong based Chinese actress Maggie Cheung as the title lead, "Irma Vep" (an anagram for "vampire"), despite she knowing no French and she not being an obvious choice to most. Maggie has never worked with Vidal before and knows little about his movies, but many of his primarily French crew are part of his regular stable. As such, Maggie may become isolated among the cast and crew, unless there are those who bring her into their English conversations, they who may have somewhat ulterior motives in doing so. There are also factions within the cast and crew, who, based on their history, have a poisoned sense of what is going on. With Vidal, he is dealing with some personal issues while he tries to regain his film making form. He may transfer his thoughts of Irma Vep to Maggie, who he hired because he too sees her as strong and sexy like the skin-tight latex clad Irma. And Maggie may take her research for the comic bookish character to an extreme.
Emotional fingerprint
Irma Vep (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Curiosity 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor30%
- Curiosity25%
- Confusion20%
- Inspiration15%
- Nostalgia10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Curiosity, Confusion. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Curiosity and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 7.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Curiosity
- Sympathy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sympathy
Dominant emotion: Melancholy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Curiosity | Sympathy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 38 % | 27 % | 40 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 28 % | 44 % | 15 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 40 % | 33 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 40 % | 36 % | 29 % | 21 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 48 % | 36 % | 20 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 48 % | 30 % | 21 % | 26 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 33 % | 28 % | 25 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 45 % | 46 % | 31 % | 24 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 50 % | 40 % | 34 % | 31 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Sympathy | 50 % | 16 % | 36 % | 41 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Melancholy | 49 % | 10 % | 34 % | 44 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Melancholy | 45 % | 21 % | 28 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 43 % | 31 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 44 % | 34 % | 31 % | 31 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sympathy | 43 % | 28 % | 30 % | 38 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Curiosity | 41 % | 23 % | 32 % | 38 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sympathy | 44 % | 20 % | 30 % | 40 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Melancholy | 43 % | 16 % | 27 % | 34 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Curiosity | 40 % | 17 % | 35 % | 22 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.
Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.
Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.
Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.
Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.
Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.
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Cast
Maïté
Markus
Ferdinand / Moreno
La standardiste
Robert - Assistant
Script Supervisor
Grip
Jessica - Roland's Friend
Vendeuse, sex-shop
Policewoman
Details
- Directed by
- Olivier Assayas
- Written by
- Olivier Assayas
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- France
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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