Gloria

Mom-vern Callar

Worth a watch for Garcia's performance alone, but beyond that it was hard for me to find much of value here. Up until about halfway I was on board with it but at some point you realize that both Rodolfo and Gloria are incredibly immature in how they handle their relationships. I found myself unable to root for either of them on even the most basic levels by the end.

Authentic seeming, and well filmed. Gloria's a bitch when you think about it though.

It would be easy to overpraise Gloria for its rarity. Movies with this much respect for and attention to an ordinary divorced middle-aged woman's struggles just don't get made often or at all. Fortunately, the film itself is very good on its own terms. Gloria dancing off her disenchantment with life at the dance floor by the film's end says it all.

Garcia impresses as the eponymous character, yet I struggled to sympathise with her as a result of her increasingly unlikable nature. Granted, Lelio presents us with an honest look at our eternal search for human connection and the disappointment that repeatedly ensues.

A splash of authentic, life-affirming cinema. Paulina Garcia deserves to sweep award season.

12. Filmekimi - Atlas Sineması: Üzerinden Pinochet rejimi geçmiş bir ülkenin orta sınıfına mensup dul bir kadının hikayesi, Türkiye'ye de pek yabancı değil aslında. Çok yaşayın Şilili genç yönetmenler derken, hala iyi bir 12 Eylül filmi bekleyelim biz. Bornova Bornova hariç.

The best film about single- and sexlife at 58 years you will ever see.

Loneliness captivates when least anticipated. It is sublime. Old age accompanies loneliness in such a mesmerizing way.

An underwhelming story about a middle-aged woman looking for love and companionship and finding disappointment. Many boring and unnecessary scenes. Paulina Garcia was courageous to take on this role, but the plot and script gave her little to work with. I liked how they handled her sexuality and nudity, but was repeatedly confused and frustrated by the actions of her spineless lover. There was some minor satisfaction when she stood up for herself, but there were not enough highlights.

Ain't exactly reinventing the wheel with its portrait of a 50-something divorcée and her emerging fear of death & loneliness, but holy hell, is it ever directed and acted with such a touch of aplomb. Excellent use of Chekov's (paintball) gun as well.

so real...so beautiful

74

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