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Mexicans make Emilia Pérez parody poking fun at French stereotypes
Spoof fires back at supposed inauthenticity of Oscar-tipped screen musical with a song-and-dance tale of boulangeries at war
The war of words between Mexico and France over trans gangster musical Emilia Pérez has heated up even more after the release of a spoof film called Johanne Sacreblu poking fun at French stereotypes. Emilia Pérez, directed by Jacques Audiard and which is up for the best picture Oscar along with a best actress nomination for its star Karla Sofia Gascón, is the story of a cartel boss who hires a lawyer (played by Zoe Saldana) to enable a gender transition, and has attracted much criticism in Mexico, where it is supposedly set. The film’s seeming lack of authenticity has come under fire; it was shot in a studio in France by a writer-director who doesn’t speak Spanish, and has only one Mexican actor, Adriana Paz, in its principal cast.
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