Gloria

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    110 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    Chile, Spain
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish, English
  • |
DIRECTED BY:
Sebastián Lelio
WRITTEN BY:
Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza
CAST INCLUDES:
Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora, Luz Jiménez

ANGELIKA’S NOTE

Sebastián Lelio (A FANTASTIC WOMAN, DISOBEDIENCE) brings his gift of depicting deeply complex characters on screen to GLORIA, a Berlin and San Sebastián International Film Festival award winner that centers on an aging, free-spirited divorcee (Paulina García) who embarks on an intense affair with a man (Sergio Hernández) she picked up at a disco. García gives a powerful performance that won the hearts of both critics and audiences, and earned the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress. Rated a near-perfect 99% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Lelio's film is "an endlessly watchable creation - a wonderful example of an actress melting into a role, and a co-writer/director with almost superhuman levels of sensitivity and empathy for his characters" (The Playlist).

SYNOPSIS

A story set in Santiago and centered on Gloria, a free-spirited older woman, and the realities of her whirlwind relationship with a former naval officer whom she meets out in the clubs.

Gloria

    Genre
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • |
    • Runtime
    110 mins
  • |
    • Rated
    R
  • |
    • Release Date
    2013
  • |
    • Countries
    Chile, Spain
  • |
    • Languages
    Spanish, English
  • |
DIRECTED BY
Sebastián Lelio
WRITTEN BY
Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza
CAST INCLUDES
Paulina García, Sergio Hernández, Diego Fontecilla, Fabiola Zamora, Luz Jiménez
Sebastián Lelio (A FANTASTIC WOMAN, DISOBEDIENCE) brings his gift of depicting deeply complex characters on screen to GLORIA, a Berlin and San Sebastián International Film Festival award winner that centers on an aging, free-spirited divorcee (Paulina García) who embarks on an intense affair with a man (Sergio Hernández) she picked up at a disco. García gives a powerful performance that won the hearts of both critics and audiences, and earned the Silver Berlin Bear for Best Actress. Rated a near-perfect 99% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, Lelio's film is "an endlessly watchable creation - a wonderful example of an actress melting into a role, and a co-writer/director with almost superhuman levels of sensitivity and empathy for his characters" (The Playlist).

A story set in Santiago and centered on Gloria, a free-spirited older woman, and the realities of her whirlwind relationship with a former naval officer whom she meets out in the clubs.

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