Paris is prey to an invisible terror against which the police can do nothing: a sinister organization that sows chaos and death. The intrepid journalist Philippe Guérande and his partner embark on a long crusade to put an end to the crimes of the Great Vampire and Irma Vep, his dangerous accomplice. (A ten episode movie serial.)
Direction
Feuillade invented the crime serial format—every cliffhanger is his fault.
Cinematography
Hand-painted poison clouds and actual Paris locations before WWI destroyed them.
Costume
Irma Vep's catsuit: the original goth girlfriend aesthetic.
Director
Louis Feuillade
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Musician Sonic Youth and director Olivier Assayas both made works titled 'Irma Vep' as direct homage—this serial is that influential.
The titular poison 'Banana Skin' was apparently real enough that Feuillade received actual police warnings during filming.
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