Karla Sofía Gascón attends the “Emilia Perez” Photocall on the 77th annual Cannes Movie Competition (Getty)
The ensemble forged of “trans gangster musical” Emilia Pérez, together with Selena Gomez and Karla Sofía Gascón, collectively received Finest Actress on the Cannes 2024 gala ceremony on Saturday (25 Could).
Madrid-born Karla Sofía Gascón, 52, who’s trans, accepted the Cannes greatest actress award on behalf of the opposite feminine members of the forged – Selena Gomez, Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana Paz.
Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez has been the speak of the Cannes Movie Competition 2024 because of its dramatic story of Mexican drug wars, to not point out trans liberation. It acquired a 10-minute standing ovation at a screening earlier this week.
The movie follows the story of Mexico Metropolis lawyer Rita (Zoe Saldaña) who’s employed by cartel chief Manitas (Karla Sofia Gascón) with the bizarre request to assist Manitas flee Mexico together with her youngsters and spouse, Jessi (Selena Gomez) so as to search gender affirming surgical procedure so she will reside as a lady.
Cannes jury president (and Barbie director) Greta Gerwig defined the pondering behind the shared award: “Girls collectively – that’s one thing we needed to honor after we made this award,” she advised The Hollywood Reporter. “Every of them is a standout, however collectively transcendent.”
Emilia Pérez additionally acquired the coveted jury prize at this yr’s competition.
Intercourse employee drama Anora – a darkly humorous and touching drama a couple of younger unique dancer who turns into concerned with a Russian oligarch’s son – received the highest prize, the Palme d’Or.
Karla Sofía Gascón accepted the ensemble forged’s award with a tearful speech, dedicating it to all trans individuals “that suffer a lot and should hold religion that altering is feasible”.
Gascón’s co-star Selena Gomez was not on the gala occasion, however shared an Instagram story expressing her delight and disbelief on the information, together with her head in her hand. She tagged fellow Emilia Pérez star Zoe Saldana.
The movie has been very positively reviewed. Rolling Stone‘s overview of Emilia Pérez describes the musical as “a type of movies through which description on a web page can’t do justice to the delirium onscreen.”
Moreover, Self-importance Honest notes “Audiard’s steadfast refusal to play it as a joke – that is honest, sentimental filmmaking – proves wholly successful.”
At the moment, there is no such thing as a Emilia Pérez launch date for UK or US audiences. Nevertheless, the movie can be theatrically launched in France on 28 August 2024.