“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
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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.
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- 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.'
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Jacques Audiard, Paul Guilhaume, Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez, Kanye West, Rosalía, Netflix, Emilia Pérez