The Year’s Most Daring Movie Musical, ‘Emilia Pérez,’ Arrives on Netflix

‘Emilia Pérez’ is a heady mix that may leave you exhilarated, dumbfounded, or dissatisfied — perhaps even all three.

Shanna Besson via Netflix
Karla Sofía Gascón as Emilia Pérez. Shanna Besson via Netflix

While “Joker: Folie à Deux” may turn out to be this year’s most reviled flick and its biggest commercial flop, it has lost one of its epithets with the release of a new film this week: craziest movie musical of 2024. That designation now belongs to “Emilia Pérez,” the new feature by French director Jacques Audiard about a male Mexican drug lord who transitions to female. 

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