Emilia Perez
Monday Febuary 24, 7:15 only
132 min
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Exhilarating and piercingly resonant, the latest from director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, The Sisters Brothers, A Prophet) audaciously merges pop opera, narco thriller, and gender affirmation drama. Emilia Pérez is a rollercoaster in which crime, redemption, and karma collide, featuring fearless performances from Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and the amazing Karla Sofía Gascón, an ensemble that collectively received the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
Awards
Won 69 International awards and 187 nominations
Cannes: Won Best Actress Ensemble, Jury Prize, Best Soundtrack
Golden Globes: Won, Best Picture (Musical, Comedy), Best Non-English Picture, Best Actress (Zoe Saldaña) and Best Song
European Film Awards: won Best European Picture, Director, Screenwriter and Editor
Exhilarating and piercingly resonant, the latest from director Jacques Audiard (Rust and Bone, The Sisters Brothers, A Prophet) audaciously merges pop opera, narco thriller, and gender affirmation drama. Emilia Pérez is a rollercoaster in which crime, redemption, and karma collide, featuring fearless performances from Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and the amazing Karla Sofía Gascón, an ensemble that collectively received the Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival this year.
Reviews
Phrases like “game-changer” and “cutting-edge” can’t capture just how audacious and original Emilia Pérez is. It's a knockout. Leonard Maltin
By making Emilia Pérez a quasi-musical, Mr. Audiard cranks up the campiness; by making it a parable about one’s own past being inescapable, he makes it profound. John Anderson/Wall Street Journal
A movie like Emilia Pérez -- one that, instead of pleading for trans acceptance merely treats it as a given -- feels even more like movie fireworks, fierce and glorious, a radical act of the imagination with kindness in its heart. Stephanie Zacharek/Time Magazine
You've never seen anything like Jacques Audiard’s Spanish musical about violent passions starring Zoë Saldaña, Selena Gomez and trans actress Karla Sofia Gascón in career-defining performances that take a piece out of you. This you don't want to miss. Peter Travers, ABC News
