The Vampires or, The Arch Criminals of Paris (1915)
Directed by Louis Feuillade
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.)
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Throwing in a family of monkeys, talking limos and a raging erection for good measure, Holy Motors slinks through Paris, its streets, sewers and rooftops, like the mysterious criminals in Louis Feuillade’s wondrous serials from a century ago: Fantomas, Les Vampires and Judex.
But the story's anagrammatic revelation will prime youngsters for the similar eureka in Rosemary's Baby, to say nothing of those in Les Vampires; and Kenneth Branagh cures to perfection the ham Gilderoy Lockhart, bestselling author and second-rate magician, who loves nothing more than to stand by a self-portrait of himself painting a self-portrait, all three representations working his audience.