Emilia Pérez
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Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
What critics thought
Jacques Audiard's genre-blending Spanish-language musical won over most critics with its audacity and Karla Sofía Gascón's anchoring performance, earning broadly favorable notices on its release. The real fault line, however, runs between those who found its wild tonal swings exhilarating and those who felt the film's relentless invention ultimately spun its wheels — a tension sharpened by the significant gap between critical reception and audience response.
“it's Gascón's performance that centers and grounds the story”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“fierce and glorious, a radical act of the imagination with kindness in its heart”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
“presents twists and turns that exhaust themselves in the strain to stoke excitement; the movie is a wild ride to nowhere”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“slightly bizarre yet watchable musical”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jacques AudiardDirector
Zoe SaldañaRita
Karla Sofía GascónEmilia / Manitas
Selena GomezJessi
Adriana PazEpifanía
Edgar RamírezGustavo Brun
Mark IvanirWasserman
Eduardo AladroBerlinger
Emiliano HasanGabriel Mendoza
CamilleComposer
Paul GuilhaumeCinematographyEmilia Pérez
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
What critics thought
Jacques Audiard's genre-blending Spanish-language musical won over most critics with its audacity and Karla Sofía Gascón's anchoring performance, earning broadly favorable notices on its release. The real fault line, however, runs between those who found its wild tonal swings exhilarating and those who felt the film's relentless invention ultimately spun its wheels — a tension sharpened by the significant gap between critical reception and audience response.
“it's Gascón's performance that centers and grounds the story”
Manohla Dargis·The New York Times
“fierce and glorious, a radical act of the imagination with kindness in its heart”
Stephanie Zacharek·Time
“presents twists and turns that exhaust themselves in the strain to stoke excitement; the movie is a wild ride to nowhere”
Richard Brody·The New Yorker
“slightly bizarre yet watchable musical”
Peter Bradshaw·The Guardian
Accolades
Parents guide
- Violence
- moderate
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- moderate
- Substances
- mild
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Cast & Crew
Jacques AudiardDirectorZoe SaldañaRitaKarla Sofía GascónEmilia / ManitasSelena GomezJessiAdriana PazEpifaníaEdgar RamírezGustavo BrunMark IvanirWassermanEduardo AladroBerlingerEmiliano HasanGabriel MendozaCamilleComposerPaul GuilhaumeCinematographyStream