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“A Genre of Film That We Couldn’t Even Say”: THR Presents Q&A With ‘Emilia Pérez’ Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume
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scrn loglineDaring director Jacques Audiard blends genres in 'Emilia Pérez,' a Netflix film that's part transgender cartel musical, part gritty crime drama, and wholly original.beat sheet- Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume spent four months scouting locations in Mexico, only for director Audiard to pivot and film the entire movie in a studio instead, using the location scouting as a visual starting point.
- Guilhaume says there was no single reference point for the film's unique visual language, which melds Audiard's signature style with explosive choreography, telenovela melodrama, and brooding political commentary - a 'genre of film that we couldn't even say.'
Read the sourcecall sheetJacques Audiard, Paul Guilhaume, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Kanye West, Rosalía, Netflix, Emilia PérezNo more articles
“A Genre of Film That We Couldn’t Even Say”: THR Presents Q&A With ‘Emilia Pérez’ Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume
The Hollywood ReporterStory by Patrick Brzeski
scrn logline
Daring director Jacques Audiard blends genres in 'Emilia Pérez,' a Netflix film that's part transgender cartel musical, part gritty crime drama, and wholly original.
beat sheet
- Cinematographer Paul Guilhaume spent four months scouting locations in Mexico, only for director Audiard to pivot and film the entire movie in a studio instead, using the location scouting as a visual starting point.
- Guilhaume says there was no single reference point for the film's unique visual language, which melds Audiard's signature style with explosive choreography, telenovela melodrama, and brooding political commentary - a 'genre of film that we couldn't even say.'
call sheet
Jacques Audiard, Paul Guilhaume, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Kanye West, Rosalía, Netflix, Emilia Pérez