Emilia Perez
AsEmilia Perezremains mired in controversy , Netflix now speaks out about the picture show and its embattled star , Karla Sofía Gascón . Directed by Jacques Audiard , the Netflix musical thriller , which chronicle the interlocking life of three women in Mexico , was release on the streamer in November . Emilia Perezreviewshave been in the main positive from critic , but the film has proven especially factious with audience , with criticism aimed at its personation of Mexico and the ways in which it explore transgender identity . Then , last calendar month , Gascón ’s antiblack retiring tweet resurfaced , pushing the argument into overdrive .
Though Netflix has stay on silent on the Gascón matter , Netflix chief content officeholder Bela Bajaria now finally addressesEmilia Perez ’s controversy during a recent conversation with Matt Belloni ofPuck . Bajaria calls what ’s happening with the movie a " bummer , " highlight the hard work of all the people who made it :
It ’s really a bummer for 100 very unbelievably talented people who made an amazing movie . So , for me , it ’s really aboutthat .
Belloni then ask about whether Netflix will begin to vet talent and their social medium mien more thoroughly , and Bajaria answers in the optimistic , though notes there are issues with this purely because of how many people the company apply :
Yeah , I think we ’re take conversations about that . Are we going to actually reckon at the personal social media of the tens of thousands of people every single day around the humankind , [ given ] the amount of original film and TV that we make ? And licensing and carbon monoxide gas - productions ? It raises a lot of questions . What should that process look like ? If you require me today , with everything I sleep together , we would still purchase the movie .
When Belloni pushes to elucidate that Netflix would still have buy the film get it on Gascón ’s tweet existed , Bajaria cite the pic ’s ambitiousness and calibre as make it worth it :
That pic is incredible . You want to take those big swings .
What The Controversy Means For Emilia Perez
The Netflix’s Movie’s Oscar Nominations Explained
ThoughEmilia Perezhas only a slightly tepid 72 % score onRotten Tomatoes – and a very pitiable 17 % from audiences , it has been a major awarding contender . The flick received a staggering 13 Oscar nominating speech , a rare feat previously attain by movies likeGone with the Wind(1939),Forrest Gump(1994),Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring(2001 ) , and 2023’sacclaimedOppenheimer . Though it is up for Best Picture , Best Director , Best Supporting Actress for Zoe Saldaña , and Best Actress for Gascón , the contention could jump its chance .
Gallic filmmaker Jacques Audiard , the writer and manager of Emilia Pérez , puff inspiration for the titular protagonist from a character reference in a novel .
Gascón , notably , is now absent from allEmiliaPerezawards political campaign , and it ’s not clean if she ’ll be at the Oscars on March 2 . Gascón live dour follows an try at damage restraint and an apology , which did small to help the situation . Several from theEmilia Perezcasthave now spoken out about Gascón , with Saldaña saying , viaTHR , " it just sadden me . " Audiard , too , made his position clear , tellingDeadline,“what Karla Sofía said is inexcusable . "
Gascón is the first openly trans charwoman to be nominate for an Oscar .
Our Take On The Emilia Perez Controversy & Netflix’s Response
The Movie’s Legacy Is Now Even More Complicated
The controversy surround Gascón raises challenging questions about whether the art can be divide from the artist , but it would certainly be reasonable if her past social media Post have soured the pic for many . General audiences , however , do n’t seem to be reply toEmilia Perezanyway , so Gascón ’s mail may have just add insult to injury .
Source : Puck
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