The Ghost Goes West (1935) Review: The Good, The Bad & How to Watch

  The Ghost Goes West (1935) Review: The Good, The Bad & How to Watch  British Film, Fantasy, Comedy, Romance Venice Film Festival, 1936-  Official Selection National Board of Review, 1936- Winner: Top Foreign Films When French director René Clair crossed the English Channel to make his first British film, nobody quite expected him to deliver a comedy that would feel so undeniably American in its spirit. The result was The Ghost Goes West , a delightful 1935 satirical fantasy that took a gentle, witty jab at the clash between old-world Scottish tradition and new-world American commercialism. More on Wikipedia or Mubi  A Ghost That Conquered America  The story kicks off in the rugged, misty highlands of Scotland, where Murdoch Glourie, a dashing but somewhat cowardly 18th-century Scotsman, dies in a ridiculous explosion of gunpowder. Because he failed to avenge an insult to his family name, Murdoch is doomed to haunt his ancestral castle until he can find a w...

Listen Emilia Pérez (2024) Soundtrack

 

Emilia Pérez  is a 2024 Spanish-language French musical crime film written and directed by Jacques Audiard. It is based on Audiard's opera libretto of the same name, which he loosely adapted from a chapter of the 2018 novel Écoute by French writer Boris Razon. 

The soundtrack album features the film's original songs performed by cast members Zoe Saldaña, Gascón, Selena Gomez, Mark Ivanir, Adriana Paz and others, as well as the original score composed by Ducol and Camille. The soundtrack was first released digitally on 31 October 2024 by Sony Masterworks. An extended play (EP) featuring a selection of five songs from the soundtrack–"El alegato", "Para", "Papá", "El mal" and "Las damas que pasan"–was released earlier on 5 September 2024 

The film follows a Mexican cartel leader (Karla Sofía Gascón) who aims to disappear and transition into a woman with the help of a lawyer (Zoe Saldaña). Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Mark Ivanir, and Édgar Ramírez also appear in starring roles.

Emilia Pérez had its world premiere on 18 May 2024 at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize and the Best Actress award for its female ensemble. It was theatrically released by Pathé in France on 21 August 2024. The film received generally positive reviews from critics in the United States and Europe, who praised the direction, music, performances and themes, but received low audience scores on aggregators such as Rotten Tomatoes.  In Mexico, the film was panned by both audiences and critics, who criticized its cultural misrepresentation, songwriting, use of stereotypes, and Spanish dialogue. Some LGBTQ commentators were also critical of its depiction of trans people.

Despite the polarized response, Emilia Pérez earned numerous accolades. At the 97th Academy Awards, the film led with 13 nominations and won two: Best Supporting Actress for Saldaña and Best Original Song for "El mal". At the 82nd Golden Globe Awards, the film won four awards, including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy and Best Foreign Language Film, from 10 nominations. It also received 11 nominations at the 78th British Academy Film Awards, including Best Film, winning two.

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