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Emilia Pérez

Movie · 2024 · 132 min

A strange, bold musical that swings between cartel menace and tender reinvention, often jarring but oddly moving.

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2024 film by Jacques Audiard
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Year
2024
Runtime
132 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • crime
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour4
Realism5
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, comedy, musical, crime, LGBTQ-related
Directed by
Jacques Audiard
Written by
Jacques Audiard
Starring
Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Adriana Paz
Music
Georges Brassens, Camille
Cinematography
Paul Guilhaume
Runtime
132 min
Country
France
Languages
French, Spanish, English

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