Zoe Saldaña Explains Why “Subtitles Are Not Your Enemy!”

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Starring in the new Spanish-language film 'Emilia Pérez', Zoe Saldaña wants English-speaking audiences to embrace the story even if they can't speak the language.    Fresh off winning the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress alongside co-stars Selena Gomez, Karla Sofía Gascón and Adriana Paz, Zoe was speaking from BFI London Film Festival's Headline Gala for Emilia Pérez at the Southbank Centre in London.    'Emilia Pérez' arrives on Netflix in the UK, US and Canada on 13th November.  Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Thank you so much for your time. I love your ring. You could do some real damage with that, couldn't you?

00:04Yes, yes, if I needed to. But I'd rather use it as a tool. It's a very elegant tool for tonight.

00:10Welcome to London. This film has been so well-received around the world already.

00:14How are you expecting English-language-speaking audiences to react to this beautiful story?

00:19To allow themselves to feel subtitles are not your enemy.

00:24And I feel that sometimes when we use words like foreign before we describe something,

00:31it gives us a permission to remain unattached.

00:37And I like to use terms like domestic films and international films

00:42because we all like to believe that we're global citizens and there's a little bit of internationality in all of us.

00:48So by doing that, you're able to destigmatize this whole pressure that we put ourselves

00:56when we're watching films in other languages. I hope that makes sense.

00:59I was reading about how you'd said that playing in this role and being able to sing and dance on camera

01:04has kind of rejuvenated your love of doing those things again.

01:07Does this mean it's going to spark some more roles? Are you going to seek out some more musical roles perhaps?

01:11I don't know. I mean, it all depends on the material.

01:14Like Jacques has always said throughout the interviews, and I like to stick to that.

01:18At the end of the day, what drives me into being a part of a project, besides amazing filmmakers and a cast,

01:25it's primarily the material.

01:28So however form it comes in, if it's good material and it speaks to my heart and my instinct,

01:34I'm always going to take that giant leap.

01:36Congratulations on your Cannes Award as well that the four of you shared.

01:40Did it feel like a cultural moment, a game-changing moment in terms of the award industry, do you think?

01:45A cultural moment in terms of what?

01:47With the four of you sharing an award usually only won by one person,

01:51the fact that Carla was involved in winning a female award as well,

01:54did it feel like a game-changing moment?

01:56I mean, what do you think? It's an absolute game-changing moment.

02:01I mean, if we go all the way and we finish this sort of season of whatever this is called,

02:09we can very well make history.

02:12And to know that I've been a part of it once again,

02:15it means that I'm adding more to a legacy of what I want to leave to my children.

02:21Congratulations again, and thank you so much for your time.

02:22Thank you so much.

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