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EMILIA PÉREZ – Clément Ducol and Camille Dalmais

January 28, 2025 1 comment

Original Review by Jonathan Broxton

One of the most acclaimed films of 2024, and the recipient of 13 Oscar nominations, is Emilia Pérez. Directed by the French auteur Jacques Audiard and filmed almost entirely in Spanish, it is a genre-bending mix of ideas: it explores themes involving Mexican drug cartels, political corruption, and transgender issues; it is about redemption and forgiveness; tonally, it veers from heavy drama to absurd comedy, and even includes some action sequences; and, most importantly from the point of view of this review, it is also a fully sung musical containing almost twenty originals songs, each performed by different members of the cast. Read more…

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