France 2024, 132 min, Dir: Jacques Audiard
Emilia Pérez is an opera that’s not an opera—this Spanish-language musical crime comedy is based on Audiard’s opera libretto of the same name, but without the constraints of theatre, allowing it to become more grand and complex in this cinematic form. It stars Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir and Édgar Ramírez.
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by Emilia, the leader of a criminal organization, to help fake her death so that Emilia can live authentically as her true self. This musical odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness.
