EMILIA PÉREZ | Now in Theaters | Guillermo del Toro & Jacques Audiard in Conversation

November 01, 2024 EMILIA PÉREZ | Now in Theaters | Guillermo del Toro & Jacques Audiard in Conversation Film Comment is a nonprofit publication that relies on the support of promotional partners. Watch Guillermo del Toro & Jacques Audiard in Conversation  Click Here to Watch 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. Written and directed by Audiard (Rust and Bone, A Prophet), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, and Edgar Ramírez. Advertisements support Film Comment 's mission of publishing high-quality independe read