Actor Alex Descas (1958)

Irma Vep (2022), the comedic drama miniseries, was created, written, and directed by Olivier Assayas for HBO. Premiering at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival on May 22, it is based on Assayas’s eponymous 1996 film. Critics have highly praised Vikander’s performance and Assayas’s direction in Irma Vep. The series follows disillusioned American movie star Mira, who travels to France to star as Irma Vep in a television adaptation of the French silent film serial Les Vampires. Against a backdrop of crime and suspense, Mira grapples with her own identity merging with that of ...

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) is a compilation of short films and a feature-length anthology by renowned director Jim Jarmusch. Throughout the various segments, black and white tiles are consistently used as a visual element. This artistic choice reflects the underlying theme of opposing personalities, as each vignette portrays two individuals who have conflicting views but still maintain a cordial atmosphere while seated at a table together. Strange to Meet You. In the 1986 short film Coffee and Cigarettes, Roberto ...

Irma Vep (1996), a French comedy-drama film written and directed by Olivier Assayas, tells the story of director René Vidal’s struggles during the making of a film-within-a-film. Playing the heroine, Irma Vep, is Maggie Cheung, sporting a tight black latex catsuit. The character’s name is actually an anagram for vampire and serves as inspiration for the criminal gang known as The Vampires in Feuillade’s original serial. As René and the team watch dailies, he becomes livid with disappointment and storms out, leaving Maggie stranded at the ...