Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the scripts behind the year’s most talked-about movies continues with Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner Emilia Pérez.
The Spanish-language Netflix musical drama, written and directed by Frenchman Jacques Audiard, also scored the Cannes Best Actress Prize for its stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz, a first for an ensemble at the festival.
The film became France’s submission to the International Feature Oscar race and had a qualifying run in theaters before being released on Netflix on November 13.
Against a backdrop of original songs, dance and experimental visuals, the film follows four women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness.
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