♪ ♪
Irma Vep: (singing) ♪ Shadows speaking ♪
♪ Midnight and dreaming ♪
♪ Howls and screaming ♪
♪ A full moon is gleaming ♪
♪ Tinder the spark ♪
(cheering)
♪ Tonight is ours ♪
♪ I like the dark ♪
♪ And you don't mind ♪
♪ You're showing me signs ♪
♪ You could be my kind tonight ♪
♪ I'll hide, you find ♪
♪ Tinder the spark ♪
♪ Tonight is ours ♪
♪ You light the dark ♪
♪ With wicks you have lit ♪
♪ A fire in the pit ♪
♪ I can't see above ♪
(phone ringing)
♪ So drink my kiss up ♪
♪ ♪
(indistinct chatter)
♪ ♪
Thank you. Merci.
(indistinct chatter)
-Hey, let's have a drink. -I'm not gonna join you tonight.
Beautiful work tonight, though.
-Thank you, guys. See ya. -(all exchanging goodbyes)
Killed it.
♪ ♪
(muffled giggling)
(groans, moans)
Lianna: God, I've missed you so much.
-Eamonn: You're here. You're here. -Yeah.
-I saw your bags when I came back from the studio. -Yeah, I had them dropped off.
I was late for rehearsal.
-They wouldn't let me leave. -Ugh.
I had to do the, um, fire scene.
Fire scene in space?
We get hit by an asteroid
and the circuit blows,
(grunts) then the spaceship sets on fire
and it starts spinning faster
and faster and faster
and enter another dimension...
This green screen stuff, it is so fucking tedious,
-but I was thinking about you the whole time. -Lianna: That was why
you crashed into that asteroid.
Must be careful.
I wanted to see you in your space suit.
I could've come to set.
It's done, the rehearsal, for ages.
Eamonn: When did we last see each other?
Lianna: Four weeks ago in Reykjavík.
That's way too long.
From now on, like, two weeks, tops.
Unless something incredibly important comes up
-and then we'll leave. -(laughing)
And then I will say, "Bye-bye."
Obviously.
I kind of like that we have to start from scratch every time.
Fun! Wait, who are you? What's your name?
Hey, at least it's not boring.
I mean, I have no problem with boring.
I long for a boring life.
-(grunts) -Eamonn: How was the show?
Great. It's just the usual sea of rabid 11-year-olds.
Eamonn: Sounds amazing.
I'd give anything to cross over
into a more mature audience.
Mature audiences fall asleep on the couch
watching Netflix.
Boom.
-Is that what you want? -(laughs)
-Yeah, my ego does. -Yeah, but the little kiddies love you.
-They go ape-shit for you. -I'm 31 years old.
-That is not good. -Stop whining.
The album's amazing. It got amazing reviews.
It's a "New York Times" Critic's Pick. It's done.
-Will you marry me? -(laughing)
I, um, I wish people bought it.
Didn't sell, it didn't translate.
Kids are bored by it, and...
I just don't interest adults.
I think, maybe... you're being in danger
of being unfair on your fans.
-I love my fans. -(Eamonn laughs)
I fucking love them, okay?
It's just the shows. They, they have this weird vibe.
Like, half of the audience wants to be there
and they're screaming like I'm a K-pop star.
I don't even think they can hear the music, they're so loud.
And the other half are their parents,
or even worse, their poor grandparents,
and would probably rather die
-than listen to my music. -Eamonn: They probably will die
which is why you should stick with the 11-year-olds.
That's where the money is.
At least you know what matters, baby.
(grunts, sighs)
I heard Mira was in town.
Yeah. She's doing some random series.
I don't know what it is. She told me, but I forgot.
Do you... see a lot of her?
No, we had a drink once.
She used me as her therapist.
Lianna: Why didn't you tell me you saw her?
I'm not jealous.
Why would you be jealous?
Because she's beautiful and successful,
and you were... very much in love with her.
You're the most beautiful girl in the world, and that was two years ago.
Lianna: It's nothing. Nothing.
Two years? Are you serious?
I mean, think about it, that's only four weeks
times 12 times two.
Dude, where is this going?
Lianna: I don't know, I-- Nowhere. I just--
You're in Paris, you're bored, alone,
-maybe you need a little comforting. -What?
Bubba, I spend my days in a space suit
hanging from wires staring at green screens.
When I get home, I fall asleep in the bathtub.
-Watching Netflix? -Yeah.
-Masturbating? -Yes.
Lianna: So, she reached out to you?
Mm-hm. She called. We spoke.
She's not a part of my life.
I think if I'm honest, I would happier if she was okay,
but there's nothing I can do about it.
It's like, we have everything.
Lianna: You don't have any feelings for her?
-Anymore? At all? -Eamonn: No.
Come here.
(Mira grunting)
(breathing heavily)
("Love Destroys All Evil" by Jozef van Wissem playing)
-We could try again. -Lianna: Yeah, I want to.
♪ ♪
You are so cute. I love you so much.
(clanking)
(heavy breathing)
♪ ♪
♪ Love destroys all evil ♪
-Here is your new key. -Thanks.
♪ Love destroys all evil ♪
♪ And frees us ♪
♪ Love destroys all evil ♪
♪ And frees us ♪
♪ Love destroys all evil ♪
♪ And frees us from fear ♪
-(sighs) -(ringback tone)
What's the panic?
Zelda: (on phone) Where the fuck were you?!
I've been trying you nonstop for an hour!
Have you changed your meds or do you have news?
Zelda: I have unbelievably good news.
Are you sitting down?
(ambient street noise)
Oh my god, yeah. I... I worship him.
Zelda: I know you do. We both do.
Yeah, but he makes, like, I don't know,
one film every five years?
Are you sure it's actually happening?
It is greenlit, okay,
starts shooting in six weeks,
but they will need you in two for rehearsals.
Mira: (on phone) I'll read it tonight.
-Well, there's no script. -What do you mean?
Zelda: Well, there is a script,
but no one is allowed to read it.
You haven't read it?
I haven't, but everyone who has says
it's going to sweep the Academy Awards.
(chuckles)
Okay... s-so, uh...
how am I supposed to make up my mind?
Zelda: You've made up your mind.
It is a done deal.
Mira: You know, in this case,
-I'm fine with that. -Zelda: Hey, Jasmine.
Don't worry, I'm in a good mood today.
Any actress would kill for this part.
I myself would kill for this part.
You do not know how excited I am about this for you.
And for me.
Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Just... give me a minute.
Zelda: This is gonna change your life.
(excited scream)
(clears throat)
So, I will go straight from "The Vampires"...
to whatever it's called?
(softly) "Kingdom Come,"
but you did not hear that from me.
"Kingdom Come"! Is it adapted from the novel?!
Which novel?
Mira: What do you mean which novel?
Sorry, I didn't hear. A, a novel?
It was a huge bestseller.
-I loved it. -Oh, looks fascinating.
Uh, yeah, it's an amazing part.
Uh, what's her name, uh?
M-Meredith?
Yeah, that's it. Meredith something.
Zelda: Whatever. You're his first choice.
He hasn't considered any other actresses.
And now, he wants to meet you in person.
Where does he live again?
Shetland Islands, but he can meet in London.
Only problem: he is, uh, notoriously claustrophobic.
Okay. So, uh, what do we do about that?
He's okay to meet in Kensington Gardens,
and he will bring chocolate milk and cookies.
Chocolate milk and cookies?
Zelda: Yes, it's a well-known fact.
He likes chocolate milk and cookies.
Right.
I could meet him the day after tomorrow in the morning.
We're shooting nights this week.
Zelda: Let me confirm and come back to you, okay?
Okay, great.
(phone ringing)
(chuckles) Yes?
Zelda: (on phone) Your London trip is booked.
Eurostar, cabs, everything.
But not a word to Regina,
the driver, any frogs on the crew.
If the press gets wind of this, we are dead meat.
Got it.
It is late in Paris and you have to shoot tomorrow,
so I will let you sleep.
-'Kay. -Gotta go. Bye.
Bye.
(sighs)
(speaking French)
So, uh, where you from? (laughs)
-I grew up in New Jersey. -René: Yes. Okay, uh.
But I moved to Paris when I was still a child.
-So, your parents moved. -No, not exactly.
My birth parents died in a car crash.
-René: Oh, uh. -So, I was raised by my aunt and my grandmother.
-I'm, I'm, I'm so sorry to hear that. -Mais tant pis.
I hardly remember my parents.
And... I had a happy childhood.
So, did you always want to be an actress?
I have been lucky.
I had the right teacher, met the right people...
ended up in drama school.
-I'm in my second year. -Been in movies?
Never.
Do you want to?
Well, I'm here. (chuckles)
But tr-truth is, um...
-I'm sorry, I, I haven't seen your films. -Oh, no, no, no, no.
D-Don't feel bad.
They are not so easy to find.
Well, tell me about Philippe's wife.
Um, it's a way people lived back then.
She's a housewife.
Her, her, uh, hobby is, uh, knitting.
(laughs) Knitting? I have no idea how to knit.
But behold, behold, behold!
There is a twist.
What's the twist? (laughs)
I won't spoil it, but, uh, you will be surprised.
(knocks on door)
Come in.
Am I, uh, disturbing you?
No... No, not at all.
Do you mind if we talk?
Anything serious?
No.
Is this, uh, your costume
for, uh, the scene with the medium?
You like it?
-Spooky. -Thanks.
Mira, um... I want to thank you.
You brought me back from the brink.
Yeah...
you had sunk pretty low.
I had lost trust in myself...
and, uh, in this project.
You mean you lost confidence.
-Possibly. -No genuine art stems from confidence.
You should be grateful for the doubts.
My anxieties... are the meanest.
How dare you be so arrogant?
I'm fully convinced that my anxieties are...
far worse than yours.
-Have you, um, seen the set? -No.
Pretty creepy.
It's filled with evil spirits,
but don't worry.
I, uh, had it, uh, exorcised.
Wow.
-Yeah. -Okay.
I'm impressed.
How'd you go about it?
Hire a psychic?
Oh, um, technically, each, uh, Diocese, uh,
has, uh, their own designated exorcists,
but they are only summoned
for persistent paranormal activity.
-Which I'm guessing is not our case? -No, no, no.
It was just a, a pre-emptive exorcism.
Mm, jellybeans?
Oh, thanks.
So, the, the priest came on his own
and he examined the set very thoroughly.
He burned some incense, and he said a few prayers.
-Amazing. -And he gave it his blessing.
-I'm so relieved. -I knew you would be.
(joyful music playing)
(inaudible)
(tense music playing)
♪ ♪
(birds cawing)
♪ ♪
(inaudible)
♪ ♪
(thunder rumbling)
(Augustine gasps)
(breathing heavily)
(thunder)
-Look at me. -Augustine: No.
Look into my eyes, Augustine.
Like that.
Let yourself go. Close your eyes.
Listen only to my voice.
You cannot resist.
You are mine. Listen only to my voice.
You want to obey. Say, "I want to obey."
I want to obey.
Repeat, "I am entirely in your thrall."
I am entirely... in your thrall.
At 2:00 this morning,
you will open the door of Philippe Guérande's apartment.
You will open it for The Vampires.
Who will you be opening it for?
For The Vampires.
I will obey.
I'll do your will.
Now wake up.
You've forgotten everything.
(gasps)
What happened?
Did you make contact
with the spirit of your husband?
Maybe.
It was like a dream.
Everything's fuzzy.
(indistinct chatter)
You have a late call tomorrow and there's this party tonight.
Could be fun.
-With the crew? -Mm.
More like with girls.
You asking me out?
I won't stay late.
Feel like coming?
-No, I don't think so. -(groans)
(chuckles)
It's very low-key.
It's not the kind of crowd
that's gonna make a big deal about
-who you are. -I wasn't worried.
Oh! Couch, quick.
You seem fond of this place.
You remember the last time we were here?
Zoe: I do remember.
You danced to this cheesy, old pop song.
How can you call "99 Luftballons" cheesy?
It's genius.
I felt you were dancing for me that night.
-Ah. -Were you?
I was four drinks in, I think. (chuckles)
Is that an easy way out?
If I don't wanna hurt you, yes.
I get it.
I don't think you do.
Hey, I, uh... I like you Zoe.
I mean, I...
-I care about you. -I do, too.
I was in love with Laurie.
And I guess, in a way, I... I still am.
-I was hoping I could help. -You do.
It's just, um,
I'm desperately attracted to Laurie...
even when she's being horrible to me.
Maybe I'm even more...
attracted to her when she's horrible to me,
but...
(scoffs) I don't even think I'm into girls.
You are. No, you are.
-No, I-- -You just suppress it.
No. I don't think so.
With other girls, I've just tried to recreate
what I had with Laurie.
Don't think she's even that much into girls either.
She dumped you for a basic douche.
You're so wrong.
Laurie... she's into snatch,
but, where there's gold...
Laurie digs.
Will you dance for me?
-If you do me a favor. -What type of favor?
-Can you give me a ride? -Where to?
-Eurostar. -What?
-(laughing) -I-I'm off to London.
I, I have a-- Like a--
an important meeting there in the morning.
And I'll be back before we start tomorrow.
Mm.
Dance.
-Is that a yes? -That's a yes.
("Judy in Disguise" by John Fred & His Playboy Band playing)
♪ Except for the strings on my kite ♪
(people cheering)
♪ Judy in disguise ♪
♪ Hey, that's what you are ♪
♪ A lemonade pie ♪
♪ Hey, got your brand new car ♪
♪ Cantaloupe eyes come to me tonight ♪
♪ Judy in disguise, with glasses ♪
♪ ♪
-Is this the bus lane? -I don't know.
(song continues)
-Thanks. -What kind of meeting is it?
Uh, can't really say much,
but, um... I'll see you on set tomorrow night!
And don't tell anyone, okay?
-Promise? -Promise!
(shouts) Tell your London girlfriend I say hi!
(speaking French)
(knocks on door)
(door slams)
(horse neighs)
You got a light?
Yeah.
-You play Philippe's wife? -I do.
And you're Regina Moritz, Mira's assistant.
I am.
Such a fan of hers.
It's kind of intimidating.
No, she's really easygoing.
There's talk on the set.
You're leaving Mira and directing a feature.
Regina: Yeah, shooting in the U.K.
Do you want coffee?
-Sure. -Let's go.
I've seen your shorts. They're so powerful.
That's very kind of you.
Can I ask what your film is about?
If you can't say, it's, it's cool.
-Yeah, but it's kind of funny you would ask. -Why is that?
'Cause you're the first. Not even Mira.
Everyone's thrilled I'm moving on,
but no one really cares where.
-Is Mira in it? -No.
Whole cast is pretty young, late teens.
Mostly unknowns.
-Small budget? -More like no budget.
But that's fine by me, honestly.
That's the way it should be done.
Well, the main character is a young girl.
There's a brutal civil war on her planet,
and to protect her,
her parents fly her to Earth on a spaceship,
promising they'll come back,
but she waits and waits and they don't come back,
so... she has to learn on her own
how to survive in this strange world.
I love it.
-But it-it's a sad story. -I mean, she adapts,
and... finds some sort of happiness on Earth.
Still. It-it's sad.
And it's, it's scarily similar to my own story.
Similar?
My parents were American.
-Hm. -They died.
They left me on my own.
I was adopted myself, and movies were a refuge.
Galatée: I understand.
I'm...
I'm usually too embarrassed to ask
but I-I'd, I'd really love to be involved.
If I could attend the shoot,
even for a few days.
Are you sure? We-- There's hardly any money involved.
It doesn't matter. I don't see it as a job.
I mean, I'll think about it.
I could use an assistant.
(ominous music playing)
♪ ♪
-(gunshot) -Aah!
(groans)
-What happened? -It's The Vampires. They just fled.
Ahh, no! Damnit!
We missed them again.
♪ ♪
-(gunshot) -(intruder yells)
♪ ♪
(grunting)
Aah!
♪ ♪
(grand music playing)
(speaking French)
(turns music on)
(loud, rock music playing)
♪ ♪
-(knocks on door) -Come in.
Oh, hi.
Hey.
So, uh, something urgent you want to discuss?
Yeah, I have a favor to ask.
Please, anything you want.
Um, in, um, in the story,
once the police break into, uh, the wedding party,
the Vampires flee in a panic. It's chaos.
And then, um, the balcony collapses...
-Yeah. -...most of 'em die.
Yes. That's the idea, yeah.
Okay, mm.
Maybe you don't need Lily Flower for those scenes?
No, no, no, no, no, no.
She is part of the gang, so.
Okay, but in Feuillade's version,
we don't see her.
Oh. No, but I, I, I
tried to flesh her out.
-Yeah, um. -Hm.
Eh, do you mind if I grab myself a beer?
Oh no, of course. Yeah. (chuckles)
-Uhh, do you have, um. -Uhh...
-Oh... I don't have one to open that. -Yeah... Yeah, okay.
Oh! Ay!
-Whoops. -Excuse me, excuse me, uh.
-Here, here. -Sorry, uh.
-I had to show off. -(laughing)
-Well-- -It's, it's okay. It's okay.
-D-D-Don't worry. Mm. -Yeah? Okay.
Sometimes less is more.
-Meaning? -Meaning, uh,
let her disappear.
Who cares about seeing her dead body?
So, uh... so you want to, to, to leave a day earlier?
If that's fine with you.
Um...
I feel like I've been away for too long.
I can do my last scene today and then leave tomorrow?
Oh, I...
-I disappointed you. -No, no, no.
Why would you say that?
I imagined you would be, um... Jade's surrogate.
But you have Mira. She's the surrogate.
I wanted you to be the spirit of Jade...
haunting the film.
But Lily Flower is no Irma Vep.
And Cynthia Keng is no Jade Lee,
which is fine by me.
-And I still had fun. -I, uh, I understand.
And also, you shouldn't worry.
Jade's spirit has been with us.
What do you mean?
(softly) She has been watching over us.
You sure about that?
Positive.
Can... Can I ask you a question?
-Of course. -Um...
Have you ever met Jade
in Hong Kong?
She's kind of a recluse nowadays.
If, if you ever meet her...
can you say hello for me?
(loud rock music playing)
(people cheering)
(glass shattering)
(laughing)
(speaking French)
Ah!
(all laughing)
(light music playing)
(birds chirping)
What? (chuckles)
-So? So... let's so. -(laughs) So what?
-How did the meeting go? -What meeting?
I have my spies.
-Spies? -Yeah, yeah.
-Even in LA. -Oh.
-Especially in LA. -Especially in LA.
-Yeah, you know, news travels fast. -I see.
-Do you mind if I sit? -Of course not.
-Right, um, the meeting... -Mm-hm.
was great. (chuckles)
He's, like, the nicest person.
-Mm. -So unassuming.
I never met him myself,
but, uh... so I've heard.
Mm.
D-Do you mind if--
Shh. (laughs)
You...
You will play Meredith in, uh,
"Kingdom Come," right?
Such a beautiful part.
I have you to thank.
Why?
It's such an obvious bit of casting.
I wouldn't have been ready for it.
That's very kind, but--
-No, it's very kind, but I don't agree. -Don't.
I don't agree.
Doesn't matter, it's true.
Or let's say that Irma Vep...
she taught me.
Sounds more like it.
She reconciled me with acting.
You know, I, I was angry.
I was, like, really angry with acting.
The pleasure was gone.
How did she do that?
Mira: By showing me
that acting... is more... than acting.
But, uh, you always knew that, didn't you?
Yeah, but I think I was a bit afraid of it.
You...
You were afraid of the spirits.
Possibly.
But spirits are good if you welcome them.
And to act, you have to welcome them.
Yes. (laughs)
But the other...
day, I felt...
like I was losing the spirit of Irma Vep.
Of course. That's the way.
That's the way? W-Why do you say that?
She will only inhabit you
while you embody her in our film.
But, um, when your thoughts move away,
when, uh, your fate
takes you elsewhere,
she will look for another vessel.
You mean, she, she doesn't need me anymore?
Or you could also turn it around
and say you don't need her anymore.
Because, uh...
you will meet, uh...
other spirits.
Like Meredith.
Meredith, eh, is, uh, another breed.
She has nothing to do with darkness.
-But everything to do with the light. -She does.
You will embrace her.
But heed her.
I will.
Because light...
is more difficult to reach
than darkness.
(engine rumbling)
-Go, go, go. -Officer: Hurry up, guys!
Come on! Hurry up!
Go, go, go!
(cheery music playing)
♪ Raining like hell and the wind gonna come ♪
♪ Gotta make sure that the work is all done ♪
♪ Get out the shovel and bag up the sand ♪
♪ There's a hurricane headed for Louisiana ♪
("Hurricane Watch" by Rod Bernard continues)
♪ ♪
♪ Got a hurricane watch on the radio ♪
-(indistinct chatter) -(whistling)
(all yelling)
♪ ♪
♪ Gonna have a party like Saturday night ♪
♪ Grab a brand new battery for my old flashlight ♪
(all shouting)
♪ ♪
(clamoring)
♪ Got a hurricane watch on the radio ♪
(police whistles blaring)
(song ends)
(tense, distorted music playing)
♪ ♪
(light music playing)
(Musidora narrating in French)
(Musidora narrating)
(gun clicks)
(blows)
(Musidora narrating)
-(Feuillade speaking) -(gunshot)
(Musidora narrating)
Hmm.
(gunfire, sheet metal clanks)
Ah...
(camera clacking)
(yells, winces)
(Musidora yelling)
(Musidora narrating)
(dramatic sting)
(indistinct chatter)
(speaking French)
("Hallelujah" by Happy Mondays playing)
-(phone vibrating) -♪ Hallelujah ♪
Zelda: Ugh.
(bass-heavy electronica playing)
♪ ♪
This one?
Um, you know what, I think she'll prefer this one.
Yeah, thank you.
♪ Hallelujah ♪
(speaking French)
♪ Hallelujah ♪
Gaultier: Ah!
Uh-huh.
(speaking French)
(pops lips)
Um...
Therapist: Mm.
(tense music playing)
♪ ♪
The police are raiding us, and on my wedding day.
You will pay for this.
You think it's over for The Vampires,
but I am The Vampires, and they will never catch me.
Be warned...
vengeance will be mine.
♪ ♪
(grunts, winces)
(laughs)
(yells)
(door opens, closes)
René: Cut, cut!
Can we try one more, please?
Galatée, please, can you wait a bit before shooting, huh?
And, and M-Mira, please, uh,
wait a second before you fall, okay?
2nd AC: 97/1, take six.
(clack)
René: And... action.
Irma Vep: The police are raiding us,
-and on my wedding day. -(phone ringing)
You will pay for this.
You think it's over for The Vampires,
but I am The Vampires, and they will never catch me.
Be warned--
René's Wife: Mm.
(grunts, winces)
(moaning)
(light music playing)
(singing in French)
♪ ♪