Festival Favourites
Emilia Perez / Emilia Pérez
Screening Schedule
Screening 1
- 14th December
- 6.00 pm
- Ajantha
Screening 2
- 15th December
- 12.00 pm
- Sree Padmanabha
Screening 3
- 18th December
- 9.00 pm
- audi 4
Director's bio
Jacques Audiard
Jacques Audiard, born on April 30, 1952, in Paris, France, is a celebrated French film director, screenwriter, and producer. Audiard began his career in the film industry as an assistant editor and later transitioned to screenwriting in the 1980s. He made his directorial debut with "See How They Fall" (1994), which won the César Award for Best First Film. His subsequent films, such as "A Self-Made Hero" (1996), "Read My Lips" (2001), and "The Beat That My Heart Skipped" (2005), garnered critical acclaim and numerous awards. One of his most notable works, "A Prophet" (2009), received the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Audiard's film "Dheepan" (2015) won the prestigious Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. He also directed his first English-language film, "The Sisters Brothers" (2018). His latest film, "Emilia Perez" (2024), won the Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize
Synopsis
Rita, an underrated lawyer working for a large law firm more interested in getting criminals out of jail than bringing them to justice, is hired by the leader of a criminal organization.
Details of Cast
Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez / Juan "Manitas" Del Monte Zoë Saldaña as Rita Mora Castro Selena Gomez as Jessi Del Monte Adriana Paz as Epifanía Flores Édgar Ramírez as Gustavo Brun Mark Ivanir as Dr. Wasserman Eduardo Aladro as Berlinger
Details of Crew
Juliette Welfling (Editor), Paul Guilhaume (Cinematography), Clément Ducol, Camille (Composers)
Producer Details
Jacques Audiard, Pascal Caucheteux, Valérie Schermann, Anthony Vaccarello
Writer Details
Jacques Audiard, Thomas Bidegain, Léa Mysius, Nicolas Livecchi, Boris Razon (novel)
Stills
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