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5 Takeaways From Cannes as Festival Winds Down: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Beguiles, Trump Gets Fired Up, Austerity Hits Croisette
As Cannes approaches its end, takeaways include the new film business austerity, Trump's 'Apprentice' controversy and buzz for 'Emilia Pérez.'
But somehow, a Spanish-language musical drama about a Mexican cartel leader who wants to undergo gender-affirming surgery — directed by gritty French filmmaker Jacques Audiard, who has no experience working in the song-and-dance genre — is the toast of Cannes. “Emilia Pérez,” which features career-best turns from Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez, along with a breakthrough performance from Karla Sofía Gascón, seems destined to score a major U.S. deal (all the usual suspects are circling the film as of press time) and could be an awards season powerhouse. There’s the scene where Trump rapes his first wife, Ivana; and the one where he gets liposuction; and the one where an amphetamine addiction leaves him with trouble, er, erecting his tower; and the one where he cuts a deal with a mob boss so he can complete a literal skyscraper.
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