Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña and Carla Sofia Gascon, stars of Emilia Perez, admit: “It’s love that made this movie”

“I did not think about the conscience of all capable men, for the sake of their honor,” said Selena Gomez with a timid surir, assise sur un toit ombragé de la Croisette, le SoleilBrillière derrière elle. “I found myself in a very interesting situation, but I sincerely thought that I could only find a good person in my life. » In ce qui concern Emilia Perez, a new Franco-Mexican musical drama set to screen at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Selena Gomez is loin d’être la seule à avoir, kissed by the act of foi. For a project that is both bold and unusual, all people involved will assume a high level of risk. Meme son of the implementer, Jacques Audiard (Prophet, Dipan), first in Cannes, is an adventure into uncharted territory. I demand from others meme fairs in their cats. “Il faut que les gens prennent un risque avec moi, comme l’a Fait Jacques, dit Selena Gomez. Cela a Marché Parce Qu’il ne me connaissait pas. »

Avec Emilia PerezJacques Audiard explores familiar themes of male violence – its form, psychology and consequences – but in a completely new environment. We did away with the knowledge of Rita (Zoe Saldaña), a Mexican defense lawyer who has retreated from the mauvais de la justice. She is contacted by Manitas, the powerful head of the cartel, who makes an offer that cannot be refused: he accepts his luck and survives the la vie that lies within him, in exchange for assistance in a secret operation. about gender reassignment. Rita agrees, turns on the silver and turns on, so Manitas turns into Emilia – both versions interpreted by Spanish trans actress Carla Sofia Gascón – to start the new year. Leurs vies, ainsi que celle de Jessi (Selena Gomez), la femme de Manitas, s’entrechoquent des années later, for an explosive result.

En dire plus serait gâcher la découverte de ce Festival is a film that is sincere on the main thing, that demands that it has all-time stars in it, and that it is not the most adventurous in the genre, and that has passed the genre by. à l’autre pour en créer un nouveau. Carla Sophia Gascon explains that toutefois qu’en ce qui takes care of the outstanding parks of her son, she is in demand by Jacques Audiard de garder un principe de base à l’esprit: “Il s’agissait just de montrer qu’une personne transgenre est un être Human comme les autres”, dit-elle. L’inventivité même de la réalisation brings a powerful emotional force, captivating and complex.

Jacques Audiard wrote the premiere of the mouthpieceEmilia Perez COVID-19 detention suspension. This is the inspiration for a summary of Romanesque intrigue Ekute Boris Razon (2018), “An introduction to the drug trade that led to the download of a sex change operation and in an old opera book.” Celui-ci has transformed into a real scenario from fur and to the extent that suits the characters. He replaced the main role of the male protector of the heavenly woman, Rita’s ambitious and cynical personality, and explored many facets that Emilia supported. After meeting with plus-tier actors and trying to find a good etoile, this is the troupe of Carla Sofia Gascon. After this premiere, you’ll catch up right after this week’s show, and now we’ll be back again.Emilia Perezand Jacques Audiard, who is 72 and teaches during the trial.

“I talked a lot about the last years of the last century, about the many messengers of the post and photographs of my corps for the illustrators of many scenes. Nous avons vraiment interagi et nous nous sommes nourris mutuellement, ce qui a été bénéfique pour tout le monde, explains Carla Sophia Gascon, surtout connue pour son travail dans les telenovels. Il a mieux compris (l’identité transgenre) que lorsque nous avons start. He has another idea for a topic that was created in my theoretical days. »

The French musical duo, consisting of Camille and Clément Ducol, began working with Jacques Audiard on the chanson in the summer of 2020 and, after rehearsals in Mexico, implemented the decision to tour the film in Paris. “Lorsque-Jacques decided that our friends in Mexico for the tour of the film, c’était le moment le plus effrayant pour moi, car je me suis dit quelque, chose n’allait pas, the story of Carla Sophia Gascon. This is the moment I really wanted. » Moreover, the change in function will allow for multiple time repetitions of multiple musical pieces and enhance the quality of theatrical art and the uniqueness of the film. The actors who collaborated all over the world, choreographer Damien Jalet and Steadicam operator Sasha Naceri, became decisive participants in Jacques Audiard’s participation in the favor of aesthetic rigor.

“I started with ballet dance, but also with life and with meurt dans les repétitions – c’est toujours ce qui se passe en coulisses, c’est là qu’on se trouve vraiment,” said Zoe Saldaña. C’est là que vous échouez tant de fois jusqu’à ce que vous trouviez ce qui fonctionne… Votre metteur en scène vous façonne, vous étire et vous jette en pâture, puis vous livrez vos propres idees et trouvez ce qui ne fonctionne pas. »

This is also the case when the three lead actresses find out about this. “Many of us are very personalized and function as our characters, and they are still very interesting for the comments that are often found among the masses,” explains Gomez. Carla Sophia Gascon explains that they improvise with other characters and bring them closer to the dynamics of the characters: “C’était vraiment incroyable de pouvoir suivre les repétitions jusqu’au bout et de voir ce processus de creation. ” Elle a dû relever le défi particulier d’incarner à la fois Manitas, qui n’est pas seulement un homme mais un baron du Crime meurtrier, et Emilia, qui cherche à se racheter pour son passé tout en découvrant son veritable moi: ” I see two different characters in one, two different voices. I want to learn how to dance and how to dance. »

Cannes Film Festival

If Carla Sofia Gascon is an exciting discoveryEmilia Perez, the film shows new dramatic sides of Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez as actresses, and not least of all it seems that the interpretations are mainly taken in Spanish. In the title role, Zoe Saldaña is a clear proof: her talent as a dancer is honorable, her voice will be in perfect harmony with the interpretation of the dream attorney in emotions. This is the strength the film requires. As for, I feel the Marvel and Avatar star will return to the role.