Limited Release 1/24/14
Viewed 3/19/14 at the Loft with Fran
RT Critic:
Audience: (can't bring this up on Rotten Tomatoes!)
Directed by Sebastian Lelio
from CHILE - in Spanish with subtitles
Fandanago Review: Gloria is a "woman of a certain age" but still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation and fills her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults. Her fragile happiness changes the day she meets Rodolfo. Their intense passion, to which Gloria gives her all, leaves her vacillating between hope and despair -- until she uncovers a new strength and realizes that, in her golden years, she can shine brighter than ever. GLORIA is Chile’s official entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards®, and stars Paulina García in a tour de force performance that captured the Silver Bear Best Actress Award at this year's Berlin Film Festival.
My comments: One of those movies that makes you think during ... and long after ... the movie is over. What is loneliness? Your kids are grown, your husband/partner is gone (I guess it doesn't matter if it's through divorce or death), but you're still very much alive. What happens next? THAT''S what this movie is about!
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