Selena Gomez’s function in Emilia Pérez earned combined evaluations. Whereas some believed she knocked it out of the park, others discovered her Spanish accent dodgy and undeserving of the reward. Nonetheless, the function meant so much to Gomez personally, as she had been “craving” a possibility such because the Jacques Audiard-helmed film.
Talking at a panel hosted by Selection on the Palm Springs Fest, the Identical Previous Love hitmaker revealed that the entire expertise of the musical thriller “was a dream job for an actor.” She admitted that she “had been longing for years to seek out one thing that will make [her] really feel remotely challenged.”
Greater than the compelling story, it was the director that sealed the deal for her. The Solely Murders within the Constructing actress admitted that working with nice filmmakers had been on her bucket record for some time.
She revealed that studying the script for Emilia Pérez left her “confused” till she mentioned it with Audiard. Ultimately, whereas engaged on the movie, issues began to fall into place. “He’s been probably the greatest administrators I’ve ever collaborated with,” she added.
Gomez was joined by her co-actress and breakout star Karla Sofía Gascón, who shared her cause for doing the undertaking. Gascón revealed that she discovered the movie to be a possibility to discover LGBTQ+ narratives outdoors of clichés and stereotypes.
She defined that probably the most intriguing facet of the film for her was the “lesbian relationship” between Epifanio and Emilia. “It locations these characters that we don’t usually see in surprising locations. This film is giving international visibility to the LGBTQ+ group, to the trans group,” the actress added.
In line with Gascón, the movie conveyed that these communities don’t solely exist in darkish streets and alleys or as marginalized people. She emphasised that these individuals are all over the place and that they don’t owe explanations for what they do with their our bodies.
“The truth that this film places these characters in locations we don’t count on undoubtedly retains it extra related,” the actress concluded.