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Podcast: Cinematography Podcast - Cam Noir
Episode: Paul Guilhaume, AFC: opera and realism in Emilia Pérez
Description: Emilia Pérez is about a Mexican cartel leader, Manitas Del Monte (Karla SofÃa Gascón) who hires a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña) to help him disappear, undergo gender affirming surgery, and transition into a woman. But even as Emilia Pérez, she is unable to fully leave her dark criminal past behind. Director Jacques Audiard saw the film as a unique blend of gritty drama like Amores Perros and an opera. He approached cinematographer Paul Guilhaume, AFC to collaborate on his vision.
With a combination of operatic grandeur, gritty realism, and dynamic camerawork, Paul Guilhaume has b...