Every year without fail, an “Oscars villain” rises from the shadowy depths to wreak havoc and chaos on film bros across the globe. Last year saw Bradley Cooper’s contentious Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro wear that crown, and this year, that particular honor goes to the Spanish-language musical, Emilia Pérez.
Although it totes itself as “an opera that’s not an opera,” Netflix and Pathé’s Emilia Pérez has seemingly hit all the wrong notes with Film Twitter since its premiere in November 2024. Why? Well, for one, the story follows an ex-cartel leader (played by Karla Sofía Gascón) and takes place in Mexico. However, director Jacques Audiard, a Frenchman, chose to shoot the movie in France, making for seriously disorienting visuals that—predictably—look nothing like the neighborhoods of Mexico City. Audiard even admitted that he “didn’t study much” of the Mexican language or culture and decided to cancel an in-person Q&A at the Cineteca Nacional de Mexico over the backlash, per World of Reel.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( ‘Emilia Pérez’ controversies didn’t stop it from dominating the Oscars nominations )
Also on site :
- ‘Am I gonna get this order?’: Woman places Walmart delivery order, but the driver drops it at the wrong house. Then she places the order again
- ‘These companies be scammin’: Woman books PODS for moving. Then she tells them she found a better price with U-Haul
- Ghosts In The Machine: 10 Haunting Sci-Fi Books