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Emilia Pérez Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume on Making a Groundbreaking Musical Without Any References (2024)

MovieMaker Magazine
Story by Margeaux Sippell
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A transgender woman leaves her past life as a feared drug lord to pursue her dreams in a groundbreaking Netflix musical with no main reference points.
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  • Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume had to work without any major film references to conceptualize the visuals, calling it the 'hardest thing' on the project.
  • The film uses innovative lighting techniques, like scenes where the world 'switches off' to focus solely on two characters in intense conversations.
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Emilia Pérez, Paul Guilhaume, Jacques Audiard, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Netflix, Emilia Pérez
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