Irma Vep [Criterion Collection] [Blu-ray]

"A has-been French filmmaker with his creative finger firmly on the pulse of a by-gone era makes a desperate attempt at coming back by making a nostalgic tribute to Feuillade's popular silent serial Les Vampires, exciting adventures featuring the cat-like jewel thief Irma Vep, in this comedy drama. The director Rene Vidal chooses Hong Kong star Maggie Cheung (playing herself) as the new Irma. She comes to find chaos upon the backlot and learns that poor Vidal is the laughing stock of the ca...