Irma Vep
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One question thats never satisfactorily answered in the movieIrma Vep, and now the miniseries, is simply Why?
Why dust off this century-old French serial for a contemporary audience?
Whats the actual artistic motive at work here?
What spin is being put on it?
And it ends with him slashing his own footage to ribbons.
And its barely enough.
Doomsdayis a massive hit, she says.
Time to cash in.
And how much does Mira even know what she wants anyway?
This dalliance with international filmmaking may not be for her.
Actors disappear into roles.
Theres something therapeutic in that idea for her.
This week, Rene is fed up.
Later, Edmond complains that Rene hit him on the head with a monitor.
Mira has only gotten a small taste of the dysfunction to come.
A high-concept, feminist, lady-led superhero movie from a guy who directed a Grimes video.
Certainly sounds like Hollywood in 2022.
Ive never actually tried crack.
Dont believe what they say.
It doesnt fry your brain.
Of Herman, the director ofDoomsday, Mira says, Hes a good guy.
But I wouldnt pay to see a movie of his.
Surely there are plenty of A-list actors who are saying the same thing privately about their biggest movies.
Why would the Vampires write down all their secrets in a notebook?
Who hired Irma Vep to be her maid?
Straightforward logical questions that are, in the true French way, are not worth dignifying with a response.
