A well-known Chinese actress travels to Paris for the remake of "Les Vampires", and during the production stage she finds herself in the middle of a battle of egos and complex personalities.
Maggie Cheung (Clean, In the Mood for Love, Hero) plays herself, in a visually rich film, but poor in content and substance.
The premise and atmosphere are interesting, as expected from a film inserted in the experimental and stylish genre.
The film intends to be a critic of the French cinematographic world (in the mid 90's), seen as elitist and for intellectuals, however, it cannot define itself, and loses cohesion between the satirist and the message to be transmitted for the audience.
Some scenes are unnecessarily long, and the narrative does not have a concrete focus, wandering through subplots that are not needed.
The major highlight is the role of Maggie Cheung, dazzling and hypnotic from start to finish.
Maggie Cheung (Clean, In the Mood for Love, Hero) plays herself, in a visually rich film, but poor in content and substance.
The premise and atmosphere are interesting, as expected from a film inserted in the experimental and stylish genre.
The film intends to be a critic of the French cinematographic world (in the mid 90's), seen as elitist and for intellectuals, however, it cannot define itself, and loses cohesion between the satirist and the message to be transmitted for the audience.
Some scenes are unnecessarily long, and the narrative does not have a concrete focus, wandering through subplots that are not needed.
The major highlight is the role of Maggie Cheung, dazzling and hypnotic from start to finish.