Middlebury College Hirschfield Screening Series will host an exclusive advance screening of the film “Emilia Pérez” next Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., a week prior to the film’s U.S. availability, Nov. 13 on Netflix.

The screening, to include a pre-screening “International Cuisine Crawl” reception, starting at 6 p.m., and post screening conversation with Middlebury College film professor Christian Keathley, will be held at Dana Auditorium, 356 College St., Middlebury. It is free and open to the public.

From renegade auteur Jacques Audiard comes “Emilia Pérez,” an audacious cinematic experience that defies genres and expectations. Through liberating song and dance and bold visuals, this odyssey follows the journey of four remarkable women in Mexico, each pursuing their own happiness. The fearsome cartel leader Emilia (Karla Sofía Gascón) enlists Rita (Zoe Saldaña), an unappreciated lawyer stuck in a dead-end job, to help fake her death so that Emilia can finally live authentically as her true self. Written and directed by Audiard (“Rust and Bone,” “A Prophet”), the double Cannes-winning film also stars Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz and Edgar Ramírez.

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