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Why ‘Emilia Perez’ Director Jacques Audiard Wanted His Film to Continually ‘Change Genre’: ‘You’re in a Narco Movie and Then, Bam, You’re in a Telenovela’
'Emilia Perez' director Jacques Audiard will receive Variety’s Creative Impact in Directing Award at the 2025 Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival.
Throughout his 30-plus year career, the Palme d’Or-winning French filmmaker has delivered the gritty prison drama “A Prophet,” chronicled destructive passion in “Rust and Bone,” told a tale of Tamil Sri Lankan refugees in “Dheepan” and explored Westerns with his English-language debut, “The Sisters Brothers.” His latest effort is “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish-language, Mexico-set crime musical starring Karla Sofía Gascón as notorious cartel leader Manitas del Monte, who fakes her own death to live authentically as a trans woman. The supporting cast includes Selena Gomez, who plays Manitas’ tormented wife Jessi, and Zoe Saldaña, who portrays Rita, a talented but overworked lawyer recruited by Emilia to help her start a new life.
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