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Fearless in its ridiculousness, Jacques AudiardsEmilia Perez, a cross betweenMrs.
The kind with lyrics that rhyme various operations.
Whats more, Audiard incorporates these musical sequences into his own style, rather than the other way around.
And the cast is up to the challenge of making this insanity work.
Before her characters transition, shes pure, stony menace.
Afterwards, a gentle confidence emerges; she genuinely seems liberated and happy.
Emilia Perez, the movie, never really lets go of its anger.
Emilia Perez, the character, never really lets go of her anger, either.
One night, they talk about what Jessis husband had been like.
Jessi says she was crazy about her ex, but also admits to having had affairs.
Look, this movie is filled with giant culture war booby traps.
Itll be interesting to see how the world outside of the festival bubble responds to it.
But this is also the charm of the genre, when it works.
