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Ema

  • 20192019
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  • 1h 47m
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6.7/10
8.6K
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Gael García Bernal and Mariana Di Girólamo in Ema (2019)
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    • Pablo Larraín
    • Guillermo Calderón
    • Pablo Larraín
    • Alejandro Moreno
  • Stars
    • Mariana Di Girólamo
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Santiago Cabrera
    • Pablo Larraín
    • Guillermo Calderón
    • Pablo Larraín
    • Alejandro Moreno
  • Stars
    • Mariana Di Girólamo
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Santiago Cabrera
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
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    Mariana Di Girólamo
    Mariana Di Girólamo
    • Ema
    • (as Mariana Di Girolamo)
    Gael García Bernal
    Gael García Bernal
    • Gastón
    Santiago Cabrera
    Santiago Cabrera
    • Aníbal
    Paola Giannini
    • Raquel
    Cristián Suárez
    • Polo
    Giannina Fruttero
    Giannina Fruttero
    • Sonia
    Josefina Fiebelkorn
    • Perla
    Mariana Loyola
    Mariana Loyola
    • Sara
    Catalina Saavedra
    Catalina Saavedra
    • Marcela
    Paula Luchsinger
    Paula Luchsinger
    • María
    Paula Hofmann
    • Laura
    Antonia Giesen
    Antonia Giesen
    • Renata
    Susana Hidalgo
    Susana Hidalgo
    • Paulina
    Eduardo Paxeco
    Eduardo Paxeco
    • Carlos
    Natalia Bakulic
    • Lisa
    Amparo Noguera
    Amparo Noguera
    • Directora Colegio Nuevo
    Diego Muñoz
    Diego Muñoz
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    Claudia Cabezas
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      • Pablo Larraín
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Pablo Larraín
      • Alejandro Moreno
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    • Trivia
      The actors were never given the entire script during the production.
    • Quotes

      Ema: I'm going to horrify you.

      Aníbal: Horrify me?

      Ema: When you know what I'm doing, and why. You will be horrified.

      Aníbal: Why wait? Scare me now.

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      Written by Valeria Carla Ingrid Suárez, Vladimir Felix and Joaquin Ulises Lozano

      Performed by Tomasa del Real

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    Larrain's movie Ema is very difficult to rate. It does have the potential of being an absolute masterpiece, it has its distinct voice, but somehow it did not convince me.

    Ema has a wonderful technical style, it must be said. The photography is astounding, as is the coerography and the music that is featured in the movie. Larrain's crew definitely achieved something outstanding from that point of view. The cast was also wonderful. Bothe the lead actress and the veteran actor Gael Garcia Bernal gave us wonderful performances. It was particularly refreshing for me to see Bernal as a more mature character rather than the youngster he is well known for in Cuaron and Inarritu's movies.

    It is hard to describe Ema's plot without spoiling the whole movie. What I can say is that Ema is about a woman, a modern dancer with a rebellious soul, which leads her to destructive tendencies (not self-destructive, I think this must be underlined). The film is literally mostly a portrayal of an unique female character, which is something undeniably positive, but it also has a very thin plot, that at the middle of the film seems to lead nowhere (although the action does have an ending of sorts). Ema is mostly a character study, but from a distance (the stoic approach of the performances doesn't allow the viewer to enter Ema's or the other character's thoughts). There is a touch of symbolism (pointed to by the beginning and ending scenes), but it felt either too evident, simple or too enigmatic to grasp.

    It wouldn't surprise me if Ema ends up receiving a nomination in the Foreign Films category in the Oscars or any other award, because it most definitely is outstanding, but somehow, for once, I have to say that it wasn't exactly my cup of tea.
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    • What is the song during the first dance scene? (the one in the poster)

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 2021 (United States)
      • Chile
    • Official sites
      • Fabula (Chile)
      • Music Box Films (United States)
      • Spanish
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      • Valparaíso, Región de Valparaíso, Chile
    • Production company
      • Fabula
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    • 1 hour 47 minutes
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