The BEST episodes directed by Olivier Assayas

The Spectre
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7.64
72 votes

#1 - The Spectre

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 7

Mira uses her newfound powers as Irma Vep to probe deeper into the lives of those around her. Regina shares news that threatens to upend her relationship with Mira. Mira experiences a spiritual breakthrough after a visit with René.

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Episode 2
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7.59
88 votes

#2 - Episode 2

Carlos - Season 1 - Episode 2

Heading up a group of six militants, consisting of leftist Revolutionary Cells of both German and Palestinian militants, Carlos takes over the OPEC building, holding hostage the ministers and their accompanying delegations. Although the terrorist is at the peak of his media fame, by releasing the ministers to Algiers airport in exchange for a large ransom, he fails in the mission entrusted to him by Wadie Haddad. This is the basis of a rupture between the two men with Carlos later becoming a mercenary in the service of the highest bidder. First Syria and then Iraq. He sets up his base on the other side of the Iron Curtain between Budapest and East Berlin under the protection of the Stasi ...

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The Thunder Master
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7.58
69 votes

#3 - The Thunder Master

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 6

After an epic blow-up on set, the fate of René’s series is put in jeopardy. René gets a visit from a ghost as the production team considers taking The Vampires in a new direction that would reunite Mira with a figure from her past. Mira grows more entwined with her role as Irma Vep.

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Dead Man's Escape
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7.56
87 votes

#4 - Dead Man's Escape

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 3

A surprising heart-to-heart with her ill-mannered co-star Gottfried causes Mira to revisit her past, while René is haunted by his relationship with his ex-wife – who played the role of Irma Vep in his 1996 film. A breakthrough with Edmond leads to another on-set catastrophe.

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Hypnotic Eyes
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7.50
76 votes

#5 - Hypnotic Eyes

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 5

After shooting an iconic moment in which Moreno kidnaps Irma Vep, René faces backlash over the scene’s sexual implications. Unwilling to waver, René cites attempted censorship of 1916’s The Vampires – and original Irma Vep’s courageous fight to keep her film alive. Mira deals with complex emotions as she sinks deeper into her character.

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The Terrible Wedding
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7.48
69 votes

#6 - The Terrible Wedding

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 8

In her final days shooting The Vampires, Mira grapples with her experience playing Irma Vep coming to a close. Regina looks toward her next chapter as a filmmaker. Mira channels the spirit of Irma Vep to pursue a career-defining opportunity.

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Episode 3
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7.47
144 votes

#7 - Episode 3

Carlos - Season 1 - Episode 3

Carlos group, based in Budapest and protected by Syria, establishes ties with different customers interested in their particular expertise, such as Ceausescu's Romania and Libya. Carlos makes a fortune trafficking weapons and appears as a major figure in European terrorism. However, the fall of the Berlin Wall soon puts an end to this frantic activity. Carlos sees his supporters and his flexibility dramatically reduced. He finds refuge in Sudan, where he becomes a hunted man, being tracked by several secret services. Eventually the authorities in his home country arrest him and extradite him to France, where he must answer for his actions ...

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The Poisoner
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7.46
81 votes

#8 - The Poisoner

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 4

Mira courts offers from both her agent and the production’s financier, who promises a lucrative – but morally compromising – advertising deal. When actress Cynthia Keng arrives on set, René experiences a crisis of faith – and turns to his star for advice. Later, Mira plays hard to get before receiving an unexpected visitor.

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The Ring That Kills
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7.29
110 votes

#9 - The Ring That Kills

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 2

As René’s erratic behavior continues to threaten the production, Mira clashes with her agent, Zelda, about the future of her career – before assuming the role of Irma Vep for the first time. Costume designer Zoé deals with an unusual request from an actor as she attempts to connect with Mira.

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Episode 1
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7.21
242 votes

#10 - Episode 1

Carlos - Season 1 - Episode 1

Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, a Venezuelan-born militant who fought with the Palestinians in Jordan, commits a series of bombings in London. He then moves to Paris, where the PFLP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine) has assigned responsibility and command of its European branch to Michel Moukharbal, "Andre", a militant Lebanese. He coordinates several operations by activists from the Japanese Red Army, in particular the taking of hostages at the embassy of France in The Hague. When Andrew was arrested, the French agents of the DST begin to address Ilich, who adopts the nom de guerre Carlos. To escape arrest, Carlos kills three policemen. Then he then joins the South Yemen leader of the PFLP, Wadie Haddad, who gives him a mission of rare audacity ...

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The Severed Head
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6.93
188 votes

#11 - The Severed Head

Irma Vep - Season 1 - Episode 1

When disillusioned A-list Hollywood actress Mira Harberg arrives in Paris to immerse herself in the coveted role of iconic villainous Irma Vep in a remake of Feuillade’s The Vampires, an encounter with her former lover Laurie reignites dormant passions. The project’s acclaimed director René Vidal struggles as production woes threaten to derail his vision.

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