25/32
Plot
Emilia Pérez 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 that she can finally live authentically as her true self.. Karla Sofía Gascón talks about the two years of preparation that went into this demanding role in Jacques Audiard' 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..
El AlegatoWritten by Camille (as C
A French title card misspells the Indian city as "Dehli".. Featured in Latino Slant: La Bamba Remake, Tarantino has a BIG Mouth, the SPICE of Jenna & Selena Shocks! (2024).
Dalmais), Clément Ducol and Jacques AudiardPerformed by Zoe Saldana
Emilia Pérez is a 2024 musical drama starring Zoe Saldana as Rita, a lawyer that is doing her job until a drug lord kidnaps her and requests for a sex change. Along the way we have Selena Gomez play Jessi, the wife of the drug lord that adjusts to new life with the kids she raised with him after the sex change she doesn’t know about. Then of course we have Karla Sofía Gascón play Emilia Pérez, the drug lord that changed gender and continues building her (not "him" anymore) empire.Most of the story is delivered with musical numbers so if you don’t like that type of genre, stay away from it.
The musical performance at the end was dull in my opinion but I think it summed up some of the story a little bit
This film in particular had a very strange effect on me after it finished as I kind of went into it blind and to be honest, that’s what you should do because the film in general is very unexpected in some places and quite comedic as well. After the director and cast of the film presented it to us, then the film started and the audience spread laughs and joy to some of the aspects of the film and I appreciate that. The film shines best with it’s amazing cinematography (which were jaw dropping to say the least), powerhouse acting from all involved and some of the musical numbers.Now, why I say "some" of the musical numbers, is because most of them are pretty great and impactful to the story but as the film progressed the musical numbers became a lot less eye popping then before and became cliché because of this.
If you like musicals, give Emilia Pérez a try, I think it does successfully deliver of what audiences can expect out of itGrade: ALondon Film Festival opening gala
But don’t listen to me though, as there’s a film for everybody and I genuinely liked some of the elements of this film and I think most of you will too when it comes out soon enough.Overall, while not as greatly delivered as I hoped, Emilia Pérez is still a cinematic achievement in musical numbers and great acting that really makes the film all the more engaging and fun.
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