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A French title misspells the Indian city as "Dehli"
Synopsis
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El Allegato Written by Camille, Clément Ducol and Jacques Audiard Starring Zoe Saldana
(2024). Emilia Pérez is a 2024 musical drama starring Zoe Saldana as Rita, a lawyer who does her job until a drug lord kidnaps her and demands that she have a sex change. Along the way we have Selena Gomez as Jessi, the drug lord’s wife who is adjusting to her new life with the children she raised with him after his sex change that she doesn’t know about. Then of course we have Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez, the drug lord who has had a sex change and continues to build her (no longer “him”) empire.
Most of the story is told with musical numbers, so if you don’t like that genre, stay away
This movie in particular had a very strange effect on me after I finished it because I went into it blindly and to be honest, that’s what you should do because the movie in general is very unexpected in places and also quite comical. After the director and cast of the film introduced us, the film started and the audience shared laughter and joy at some aspects of the film and I appreciate that. The film shines best with its stunning cinematography (which was nothing short of stunning), the powerful acting from everyone 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 impact the story but as the film progressed the musical numbers became much less catchy than before and became a bit of a cliché because of that.
Rating: London Film Festival Opening Gala
The musical performance at the end was boring in my opinion but I think it kind of summed up some of the story. But don’t listen to me because there’s a film for everyone and I actually enjoyed some elements of this film and I think most of you will too when it releases soon enough. Overall, while it wasn’t as well executed as I had hoped, Emilia Pérez is still a cinematic achievement in the musical numbers and great acting that makes the film even more engaging and entertaining. If you like musicals, give Emilia Pérez a chance, I think she successfully delivers what audiences can expect from her.
