Les Vampires (
1915) is a 10-part
silent film serial. It was written and directed by
Louis Feuillade and stars
Musidora as "Irma Vep" a
femme fatale whose name is a suspicious
anagram of "
vampire." The serial is set in
Paris, France and follows the exploits of a gang of master criminals who call themselves "Les Vampires."
There are 10 episodes, averaging around 40 minutes each, totalling about 6 and a half hours.
Olivier Assayas 1996 movie
Irma Vep, with a story line of a director's attempt to remake
Les Vampires, is both an homage to the innovative nature of the original film and a critique of the then current state of French cinema.