Irma Vep

"There must be a separate God for movies"
The best films of the '90s illuminated the world -- and cinema itself.
"Late August, Early September"
Idealism gives way to compromise for a group of frustrated friends in Olivier Assayas' modest yet moving new film.
Home Movies by Charles Taylor: Idyll worship
The great French director Jacques Rivette sings the everyday ecstasies of life in Paris.
The Year in Film 1997
Salon Entertainment: Salon film critic Charles Taylor chooses the best movies of 1997.
Irma Vep
A movie review of 'Irma Vep', directed by Olivier Assayas and starring Maggie Cheung. Reviewed by Stephanie Zacharek.

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