Emilia Pérez

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From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.

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Critics Consensus

Karla Sofía Gascón is Emilia Perez in a swaggering musical crime thriller of genre-bending fascination that is also an unapologetically trans story.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

On paper, the story sounds like a mashup of Dog Day Afternoon, Sicario, M Butterfly, and Mrs. Doubfire, which really should not work. The fact that it does, is a testament to the audacity of the production and Karla Sofía Gascón.

Nov 22, 2024

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Manohla Dargis

New York Times

Audiard has created Emilia to startle and divert, but it’s Gascón’s performance that centers and grounds the story, and it’s the actress who finally gives the movie real stakes. She is its heart and soul both.

Nov 21, 2024

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Shirley Li

The Atlantic

It seems to revel in its contradictions, mixing crassness with tenderness, pastiche with originality, silliness with sincerity. It’s emotionally manipulative. It’s visually over-the-top. It’s a mess, in other words -- a spectacular, operatic one.

Nov 17, 2024

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Santanu Das

Hindustan Times

The ludicrousness of this film is not to be mistaken for originality, there is not an iota of heart in this mess of a musical.

Dec 19, 2024

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JD Duran

InSession Film

I don't always hate it as a musical, but on the whole this is a film that is fundamentally misguided in its approach and fails to realize its characters in any meaningful way.

Rated: D

Dec 19, 2024

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Danielle Solzman

Solzy at the Movies

No amount of acting, dancing, or singing on screen will make up for the fact that Emilia Pérez is dangerous for transgender representation.

Rated: 1/5

Dec 13, 2024

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Patrick H

Incredibly original, beautifully filmed, compelling story and amazing acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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lionel g

Inventive , captivating, touching and much more . Zoe Saldana steals the movie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/02/24

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Josh C

Best movie of the year! Audacious, powerful, wild, unpredictable, a cinematic spectacle with so much to say. I'll be shocked if it's not up for Best Picture this year.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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TJ

AMAZING!!! The cast is a revelation!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Maria F.

Not 5 stars because it’s a musical

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/11/24

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Linda S

creative beyond words. Perfect movie. with superb cinematography, music , acting, singing, set design, production.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/07/24

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Synopsis

From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes Emilia Pérez, an audacious fever dream that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self.

Director: Jacques Audiard
Producer: Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
Screenwriter: Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Page 114, France 2 Cinéma, Pathé, Why Not Productions, Logical Content Ventures, Les Films du Fleuve, Pimienta Films
Rating: R (Some Violent Content|Sexual Material|Language)
Genre: Musical, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2024
Runtime: 2h 12m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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