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Emilia Perez follows four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. Cartel leader Emilia enlists Rita, an unappreciated lawyer, to help fake her death so she can finally live authentically as her true self. s film, and about the two extremes of her own personality that she had to play as Emilia and Manitas.. Jacques Audiard said he became inspired for the idea of the musical from a chapter in a novel about a drug trafficker who yearns to change his identity.. Featured in Latino Slant: La Bamba Remake, Tarantino has a BIG Mouth, the SPICE of Jenna & Selena Shocks! (2024). Dalmais), Clement Ducol and Jacques AudiardPerformed by Zoe Saldana.
It's pure insanity
My second favorite movie from Cannes after "The Substance" (I didn't see "Anora). Musical about drug dealers and corruption in Mexico??? WTF???"Emilia Perez" is really inventive. It blends a lot of different genres: drama, comedy, musical, thriller, but does it in a very good and entertaining way. It's also extremely original and also suprisingly emotional. There is a character in here that has a moving and heartbreaking journey throughout the movie. I'm not going to go into details.
are definitely performances
It's not really a spoiler because it's revealed in first 15-20 minutes into the movie but I didn't know about it and I was shocked that this movie went in that direction. That's why we advise you not to read description and to go see it fully blind if you want to have the best possible experience. It won the Best Actress Award at Cannes for as many as 4 performances (Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz). Saldana plays the main character and has a lot of intense and showy scenes (especially the musical ones). I'm happy that after all these blockbusters she finally got the role where she could show her acting chops. Gascon plays the titular character. It's kinda supporting role but tbh she's the heart of the movie and the whole plot takes place around her.
I love the cinematography and score
Gomez and Paz were good but I'm suprised they also won the Palme – their performances weren't as great and memorable as Saldana's and Gascon's.Jacques Audiard's vision is bold and impressive. This movie is stylish and looks beautiful. Not everything works perfectly and there were a few moments where I wasn't fully sold out on this but most of the time, I was enjoying it and I was amazed by its craziness, ingenuity and originality. I'm not a big fan of musicals but the musical scenes (of which there aren't many) in that movie are gripping and very well choreographed & shots which makes them enjoyable to watch. The songs are catchy and memorable (my favs are about vaginoplasty and the taste of Cola)."Emilia Perez" is not for everyone. Some people were walking out, some were saying it's one of the worst movies of the festival, some were loving it (including me). The general public is not going to love this.
Let's support weird and niche cinema
The closest movie to this I've seen is "Annette" by Leos Carax. "Emilia Perez" is more crowd-pleasing, but it's still gonna miss with a lot of people. But I still encourage you to see it.