Emilia Pérez Has a Major Problem: Emilia Pérez

This story was originally published on November 5, 2024. We are recirculating it on the occasion of Emilia Pérez’s eight nominations at the 2025 Golden Globes.

Emilia Pérez opens with Rita, an overworked lawyer played by Zoe Saldaña, furiously drafting her defense of a client who stands accused of murdering his wife. This being a musical, Rita determines how best to frame the case through a mix of sung vocals and swift sprechgesang as her empty, dimly lit office gives way to a convenience store...