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Jacques Audiard’s genre-bending Emilia Pérez wins best film at European Film Awards

Musical also claims prizes for best director, screenplay, editing and best actress for Karla Sofía Gascón

The Guardian - UK

Niels Arestrup obituary

Actor who played unsavoury bullies yet was also capable of bringing fresh shading to time-worn characters

The Guardian - UK

The Merry Gentlemen review – more forgettable festive filler from Netflix

Britt Robertson and Chad Michael Murray go through the motions in the streamer’s latest cheapo Christmas comedy

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Oscar frontrunner Emilia Pérez is a reductive take on the trans experience – starring a miscast Selena Gomez

2/5 Karla Sofía Gascón could make history as the first openly transgender Best Actress Oscar nominee – but you can’t help but wish this Netflix musical-crime-drama was better than it is

The Independent UK

Karla Sofía Gascón: Trailblazing Transgender Actor In 'Emilia Pérez'

Karla Sofía Gascón's performance in 'Emilia Pérez' may lead to historic Oscar nomination, marking a milestone for transgender representation in film.

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'Emilia Pérez' wouldn't work without Karla Sofía Gascón. Now, she could make trans history

Karla Sofía Gascón’s performance in “Emilia Pérez” as a Mexican drug lord who undergoes gender affirmation surgery to become a woman has brought her global acclaim and set Gascón on a path that may make her the first openly transgender actor ever nominated for an Oscar

The Independent UK

Zoe Saldana & Selena Gomez Netflix movie Emilia Perez, now streaming, is poised to be a major Oscar contender

Emilia Perez, the “Certified Fresh” crime musical getting plenty of Oscar buzz, is now streaming exclusively on Netflix.

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Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez’s new Netflix movie is an empowering story of women taking control of their own lives

Big Screen Spotlight | Director Jacques Audiard discusses his new movie Emilia Pérez, which tells the story of four women discovering who they really are

Total Film

Pedro Almodóvar and Jacques Audiard lead European Film Awards nominations

Emilia Peréz and The Room Next Door are both up for honours in prizes regarded as Oscars bellwethers

The Guardian - UK

Selena Gomez Claps Back at Body Shamers as She Reveals New Health Diagnosis

"This makes me sick."

Marie Claire

Selena Gomez 'dreamed' of her Emilia Perez role

Selena Gomez has revealed that she embraced the challenge of filming 'Emilia Perez'.

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New movies and TV shows on Netflix in November, including most divisive release of 2024

You need to see it to believe it

The Independent UK

OPINION - This trans film star deserves to win Best Actress at the Oscars this year

Emilia Perez is a new kind of post-woke film

Evening Standard

On my radar: Jacques Audiard’s cultural highlights

The film director on the music he works to, educating himself via podcasts, and why the Paris Olympics was a pleasant surprise

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Emilia Pérez review – Jacques Audiard’s riotously entertaining trans Mexican cartel musical

The veteran French director takes a huge gamble with this gritty crime thriller turned glitzy soap opera boasting standout performances from Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Selena Gomez

Evening Standard

Emilia Pérez at LFF review: Zoë Saldaña and Selena Gomez shine in a gloriously original, trans meets Mexican cartel musical mash-up

The cast all dazzle in Jacques Audiard’s strangely wonderful tale of female empowerment and identity

Evening Standard

The best films to see at the London Film Festival 2024: from Blitz to Nightbitch

Steve McQueen’s new Second World War drama to the Cannes winner - these are the buzziest must-see watches from this year’s festival

Radio France Internationale

Audacious musical Emilia Perez brings accolades for French composers

Somewhere between a musical and a telenovela, French director Jacques Audiard’s latest film Emilia Perez pushes the boundaries of storytelling. Collecting two awards at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the film also earned recognition for its fascinating and challenging score, composed by the French duo Clément Ducol and Camille.

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Emilia Perez: how to watch, awards, trailer, cast, plot and everything we know about the Selena Gomez movie

Netflix's next hope for Oscar glory could lie with Emilia Perez. Here's what you need to know about the movie.

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Mike Leigh To Receive Tribute Award At 2024 Toronto Film Festival

Renowned filmmaker Mike Leigh and other industry luminaries to be honored at 2024 Toronto Film Festival. Tribute Awards celebrate cinematic excellence and ...

Inverse

The Wildest Crime Thriller of the Year is an Unexpected Triumph

Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, and Karla Sofía Gascón star in a shockingly great trans musical crime comedy. Read our review out of the Cannes Film Festival.

The Guardian - UK

Cannes 2024 week two roundup – scuffles, screwballs and spellbinders

While there’s no out-and-out masterpiece this year, and at times more fun to be had watching the audience fighting, Sean Baker’s acid class comedy, Jacques Audiard’s drug-lord musical and India’s first Palme d’Or contender in decades are knockouts

The Independent UK

What will win the Palme d'Or? Cannes closes Saturday with awards and a tribute to George Lucas

The 77th Cannes Film Festival draws to a close Saturday with the presentation of its top award, the Palme d’Or, along with an honorary tribute for George Lucas

The Independent UK

Netflix ‘poised to buy’ Cannes’ most divisive film

The film has received both five-star and one-star reviews

Radio France Internationale

Postcard from Cannes #4: the curveball of cinema

The Cannes Film Festival is a place where audacity is rewarded and experimentation is encouraged. But ordinary people and their struggles also find their place on the screen, in-between the magic and the glamour. One thing is certain, Cannes is like a curveball – you never know what you’re going…

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