Ema (2019)

A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Pablo Larraín
Written By: Guillermo Calderón, Alejandro Moreno
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Santiago Cabrera, Giannina Fruttero, Mariana Di Girolamo, Josefina Fiebelkorn
Country: Chile
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Ema belongs to 7 collections
1. boobs (collaborative: moderated by Pickpocket - 51 stars)
2. Dance (collaborative: moderated by Dorkovsky - 10 stars)
3. vitamine.cineville.nl (collaborative: moderated by amsterdam020 - 1 star)
4. DtC Doubling the Canon 2021 Nominees (collaborative: moderated by lineuphere)
5. 76th Venice International Film Festival (2019) ~p~ (collaborative: moderated by 5Z5qjRCfM2)
6. 63rd BFI London Film Festival (2019) ? (public: 5Z5qjRCfM2)
7. 30th Stockholm International Film Festival (2019) ? (public: 5Z5qjRCfM2)
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Apr 21, 2022 | Malcym | 5 32nd |
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Visually this is a knockout, with energetic camerawork and dazzling use of colour, and it’s buoyed by an engagingly offbeat score. The performances are very good although the script is fairly ludicrous, the dialogue scenes not always convincing and the pacing choppy. I admired the audacity and it’s worth a watch for those eye-popping images.
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Oct 06, 2021 | BruhCringe | 77 62nd |
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Оценка - 77 Общая - 74 Нарратив - 5.5 Сценарий - 6.5 Постановка - 7 Целостность - 6.5 Монтаж - 8 Выполнение своей цели - 7.5 Флоу - 7.5 Личное - 7.5 Атмосфера - 8 Эмоции - 7 Актерская игра - 7.5 Саундтрек - 7.5 Синематографи - 8 Визуал - 8.5 Звук - 7 Продакшн дизайн - 9 Костюмы - 8 Настроение - 1
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Aug 23, 2021 | ![]() |
natebarrios | 60 31st |
I also want to be out with my friends and a flamethrower
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Apr 19, 2021 | ![]() |
psim | 73 39th |
An unconventional, and often disorientingly told family drama... and heist movie?
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Mar 01, 2021 | ![]() |
Neonman | 62 19th |
The first fifteen minutes of this are so great, so god-damn does it suck that it changes into what I hoped it wouldn't become. What is a visually and aurally thrilling examination of a kind of soft grief becomes your usual tale of a woman slutting herself out and "finding herself", which is highly unsatisfying to watch (though perhaps a bit sexy), especially given the absence of the integral husband character during these moments.
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Jan 03, 2021 | ![]() |
JohnSandwich | 45 19th |
some of the visual work is nice and some cool sequences, but this story/script is just terrible
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Dec 27, 2020 | ![]() |
bof | 76 73rd |
Dance as terrorism. di Girolamo is a beast, and Gaspar Noé wishes he could even think of something like this. Not that I'm entirely sure much thought went into it beyond "BURN", but damn, this is punk rock.
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Jul 03, 2020 | ![]() |
Judo Koala | 76 61st |
As in his last feature, 'Jackie,' Larraín is remarkable at painting a highly impressionistic depiction of his protagonist's state of mind through kinetic cinematography and absorbing soundscapes. Unfortunately, Larraín's destruction of the nuclear family makes for a weird narrative turn, and I'm not sure even he's certain of what statement he's making. Alas, Bernal's tirade against reggaeton made me LOL, and Di Girolamo takes on her role with a most wonderful ferocity.
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Jun 20, 2020 | chengming | 75 76th |
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If every family drama was interspersed with so much color, music and beautiful cinematography, I'd definitely be watching more of them. Granted, they do come across as gimmicks frequently, but that doesn't stop them looking great.
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Jun 18, 2020 | ![]() |
moraesfelipe | 40 14th |
Larraín is certainly a director talented enough to pull off a bunch of seductive and provocative images, but I'm just not sure about everything that happens around them -- the dance stuff works way better tham the adoption drama, actually.
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May 29, 2020 | ![]() |
AAAutin | 64 78th |
(KRAMER VS. FLAMETHROWER)
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May 18, 2020 | ![]() |
buttercup | 6 34th |
climax şili şubesi
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Feb 29, 2020 | ![]() |
Yaren | 77 25th |
26.12.19 Usame Kadıköy Sineması
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Jan 04, 2020 | ![]() |
andayb | 60 46th |
taking a flamethrower to the family institution, ema is off kilter ass it gets. decidedly arthouse, it revels in its meandering and visual breaks. the plot itself is quite hard to swallow and it relies heavily into imagery (literally and figuratively). Di Girolamo's eccentric presence lifts the movie a notch.
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Dec 27, 2019 | ![]() |
Aras | 70 36th |
"Spectrum"
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Dec 26, 2019 | ![]() |
Agasdus | 73 66th |
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Dec 24, 2019 | ![]() |
kadikoy | 85 93rd |
Marjinal hayatın inanılmaz çekiciliği. Evlatlık aldığı oğlunu, diğer aileden almak için elinden geleni yapmaya uğraşan Ema, sınırları zorlayan bir seçime yapmaktadır. Metaforlarıyla, baskın da olsa, merak edici öyküsüyle ters köşeye yatırıyor. Özellikle ilginç sonu ile tüm aileyi toplaması takdiri şayan. En iyi yönetmenin kim kanka? Pablo Larrain. O zaman dans.
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Dec 20, 2019 | ![]() |
Mpython | 7 57th |
7+, Perdede, Kanyon.
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Dec 18, 2019 | ![]() |
guvolefou | 75 54th |
Beyoğlu Sineması.
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Average Percentile 47.85% from 267 Ratings | ![]() |