Emilia Perez

Friday night, Sharon and I watched Emilia Perez on Netflix. We are continuing our annual journey to see all of the films that might be nominated for an Oscar. GoldDerby currently has Emilia Perez with the fourth highest Best Picture Odds.

Emilia Pérez is a French musical crime comedy film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. It is based on Audiard's opera libretto of the same name which was loosely adapted from Boris Razon's 2018 novel Écoute. Its original songs were written by Camille Dalmais, while its original score was provided by Clément Ducol.

The film stars Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Selena Gomez [Only Murders in the Building], Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, and Édgar Ramírez.

A powerful cartel leader, Juan "Little Hands" Del Monte [Gascón], seeks to retire and transition into a woman named Emilia Perez. To achieve this, he hires a disillusioned lawyer, Rita [Saldaña], to orchestrate his disappearance.

I liked the film more than Sharon did. Before starting to fix dinner, we watched a couple of minutes and I was intrigued. It has an interesting blend of music, choreography and cinematography. It won't win Best Picture, but it could win for Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.