13 Aug 2016, 06:50
^^^
Although the silent serial 'Les Vampires' started in 1915 I don't think Irma Vep appeared in her catsuit till the following year. Which makes this her centenary ๐
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Apparently the actress who played her, Musidora. ended her days selling theatre tickets which probably accounts for some of the imagery in this short. 'First Iย was a man. Then I was a woman. Now I'm just an old queen. And no one gives a shit'.
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Source: https://vimeo.com/100071607
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There also seems to be a lot of imagery related to Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman. And this dialog at 12:10 is paraphrasing 'The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin': '...all of this make-up. The restrictive catsuit. The corset. The neck-piece that's choking me. Like I can't breathe. Like I'm suffocating.'
Although the silent serial 'Les Vampires' started in 1915 I don't think Irma Vep appeared in her catsuit till the following year. Which makes this her centenary ๐
[attachment=19787][attachment=19788][attachment=19789][attachment=19790][attachment=19791][attachment=19792][attachment=19793][attachment=19794]
Apparently the actress who played her, Musidora. ended her days selling theatre tickets which probably accounts for some of the imagery in this short. 'First Iย was a man. Then I was a woman. Now I'm just an old queen. And no one gives a shit'.
[attachment=19795][attachment=19797][attachment=19796]
[video=vimeo]
Source: https://vimeo.com/100071607
[/video]
There also seems to be a lot of imagery related to Michelle Pfeiffer's Catwoman. And this dialog at 12:10 is paraphrasing 'The Bat, The Cat and The Penguin': '...all of this make-up. The restrictive catsuit. The corset. The neck-piece that's choking me. Like I can't breathe. Like I'm suffocating.'