Daniel Craig on making his ‘Queer’ love scenes “as real as possible” & ‘Emilia Perez’ star Karla Sofia Gascon soars
Emilia Perez, a French movie in Spanish, written and directed by Jacques Audiard, based on his opera, which was in turn based on a 2018 Boris Razon novel.
At Cannes, Emilia Perez won the Jury Prize and the Best Actress award for its stunning female ensemble (Karla Sofia Gascon, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz).
It now heads to theaters on November 1st, followed by a Netflix debut on November 13th, and it will be a surefire Oscar contender, especially since France has chosen it as its official entry for the Best International Feature Film.The official description: “Emilia (Spanish-born Gascon) is a Mexican cartel leader who enlists a lawyer (Saldana) to help fake her untimely demise so she can live authentically as her true self.” Oh, by the way, it’s a musical.
And she’s a lesbian. Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.Audiard (A Prophet, The Beat That My Heart Skipped) has fused genres for a darkly original romp with flawed characters who aggressively interact in a hallucinatory dream of melodramatic longing.At the premiere at Lincoln Center, I was happy to talk to star Karla Sofia Gascon (helped by a translator), who gives the film emotional heft and authenticity.Hello, Karla.
