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Ema

  • 2019
  • R
  • 1h 47m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
9.7K
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Gael García Bernal and Mariana Di Girólamo in Ema (2019)
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Psychological DramaDramaMusicRomance

A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.

  • Director
    • Pablo Larraín
  • Writers
    • Guillermo Calderón
    • Pablo Larraín
    • Alejandro Moreno
  • Stars
    • Mariana Di Girólamo
    • Gael García Bernal
    • Santiago Cabrera
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    9.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Pablo Larraín
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Pablo Larraín
      • Alejandro Moreno
    • Stars
      • Mariana Di Girólamo
      • Gael García Bernal
      • Santiago Cabrera
    • 46User reviews
    • 141Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations total

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    Ema
    Trailer 2:00
    Ema
    REAL - E$tado Unido feat. Stéphanie Janaina (Ema Soundtrack)
    Clip 3:12
    REAL - E$tado Unido feat. Stéphanie Janaina (Ema Soundtrack)

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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
    • Facundo
    Claudia Cabezas
    • Profesora Pancha
    • Director
      • Pablo Larraín
    • Writers
      • Guillermo Calderón
      • Pablo Larraín
      • Alejandro Moreno
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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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.

    • Connections
      Featured in Amanda the Jedi Show: 'Faster than your First Time' Reviews (Joker, Jojo Rabbit, Lucy in the Sky and everything else) (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Barre con el Pelo
      Written by Valeria Carla Ingrid Suárez, Vladimir Felix and Ulises Lozano (as Joaquin Ulises Lozano)

      Performed by Tomasa del Real

      Published by National Records

    User reviews46

    Featured review

    Dancing, child custody and flamethrowers

    A departure for Chilean Director Pablo Larrain from his string of historical dramas (NO, NERUDA, JACKIE and the Princess Di biopic, SPENCER), his latest concerns Ema, a free-spirited young dancer (Mariana Di Girolamo) who is in a dissolving marriage from her older husband and choreographer, Gaston (Gael Garcia Bernal). They have given up their son for adoption and the reprisals have only intensified. The general outline has all the makings of a psychological thriller, but, Larrain and his co-writers are operating on a number of gears.

    Ema, with her shock of cropped platinum blond hair, is a veritable flamethrower constantly sending out verbal and behavioral missives without inhibition. She is omnisexual and voracious. By contrast, Gaston is still and taciturn. Di Girolamo dives headlong into her character, leaving Bernal seeming even more tame than the part requires. Larrain has said that the actors weren't given the full script ahead of time, which may have hampered Bernal more than some of the other, less experienced, cast members.

    Well photographed by Sergio Armstrong and experimentally scored by Nicolas Jaar, EMA has an icy sheen that can be alternately alluring and distancing - not unlike it's title character. It's certainly never less than interesting and there is a payoff of sorts, but the chaotic screenplay weakens its overall impact. Still, for the adventurous viewer, this is like a heady fractured adult nursery rhyme. Oh, and there are flamethrowers!
    • gortx
    • Nov 4, 2021
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 13, 2021 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Chile
    • Official sites
      • Fabula (Chile)
      • Music Box Films (United States)
    • Language
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • 關於艾瑪
    • Filming locations
      • Valparaíso, Valparaíso Region, Chile(location)
    • Production company
      • Fabula
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $53,437
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,422
      • Aug 15, 2021
    • Gross worldwide
      • $371,005
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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