
Explaining the curious case of ‘Emilia Pérez,’ the woebegone Oscar frontrunner
NEW YORK — Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez” is an Oscar contender not like another. It’s a musical, a trans parable, and a Mexico-set melodrama, all mixed into one distinctive amalgamation by a global filmmaking staff. Explaining the curious case of ‘Emilia Pérez,’ the woebegone Oscar frontrunner And simply as singularly, it’s a finest image front-runner…