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Gloria

Live every moment.

2013 · 1h 45m · R Comedy, Drama
Directed by Sebastián Lelio

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Overview

Gloria is a 58-year-old divorcée. Her children have all left home but she has no desire to spend her days and nights alone. Determined to defy old age and loneliness, she rushes headlong into a whirl of singles’ parties on the hunt for instant gratification – which only leads to repeated disappointment and enduring emptiness. But when Gloria meets Rodolfo, an ex-naval officer seven years her senior, she begins to imagine the possibility of a permanent relationship.

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99%
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Fresh

We don't make movies in America like Gloria, so we have to import them. I wish we'd import more -- and make a few, as well.

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh

Whether you appreciate Gloria as a portrait of a vital woman, muddling through life's middle chapters, or as an allegory of Chilean resilience, the message is the same: Let's face the music and dance.

Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Fresh

Chilean actress Paulina Garcia's performance in "Gloria" is simply flabbergasting.

Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh

Not quite a comedy and not quite a drama, this Chilean film looks at middle age from a refreshingly even-handed perspective, not a wacky or tragic one.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh

The film belongs to Garcia, who is in literally every shot. Wafting over Garcia's face at different moments are contentment, frustration, loneliness, disappointment, happiness.

Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times

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