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Inside the World of ‘Emilia Pérez’: How Mickey Rourke and Catherine Deneuve Inspired the Title Character’s Looks
"Emilia Perez" artisans explain how how Mickey Rourke in 'The Wrestler' and Catherine Deneuve inspired the title character's looks.
Mickey Rourke’s Randy Robinson in “The Wrestler” and the timeless looks of Catherine Deneuve served as inspiration for the titular character in Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez.” The film follows Emilia (Karla Sofia Gascón), a feared cartel leader who seeks the help of a lawyer, Rita (Zoe Saldaña), to fake her death and undergo gender-affirming surgery to finally live life authentically as her true self. The only exception was during the fundraising gala later in the film, where Carbonel used a bright matte red lipstick to match Saldaña’s outfit in the scene, “but also to express that [Emilia’s] words are fire.”
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