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Gloria Bell

2018

Sebastián Lelio

Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Jeanne Tripplehorn ...

5.7

1,513

Drama. Romance The plot centers on a free-spirited divorcée (Moore) who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floors of various Los Angeles clubs. After meeting Arnold (Turturro) on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance. Academy award winner Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) directs Academy Award–winning actor Julianne Moore (Still Alice) in this English-language remake of his 2013 film "Gloria" [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Lelio scores with his own English-language remake of his 2013 hit and Julianne Moore and John Turturro light up the screen as two fiftysomethings finding themselves on the L.A. dance-club scene (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Stephanie Zacharek Time	"We're all so angry about 'the other'-whomever that 'other' might be-that it has come to stand in the way of understanding ourselves. 'Gloria Bell' helps bring us back to that self, whoever he, she or they might be.
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Moore can go big (...) She shows you the rush of emotions just before they break the surface, so the hurt and confusion flicker on her face like minute shifts of light (...) [It] is at once obvious and filled with ambiguities"
		Rex Reed The New York Observer	"You won't find a more spellbinding performance than the inimitable star in the title role (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A film that shares the original’s generous view of the title character (...) along with a great many of its creative choices."
		Leah Greenblatt Entertainment Weekly	"Moore-vulnerable but undauntable-lives every moment in her skin, fantastic to the last glorious frame."
		Stephen Dalton The Hollywood Reporter	"[It] is graced by a finely etched and vanity-free lead performance by Julianne Moore.(...) 'Gloria Bell' barely strikes a wrong note."
		Brian Truitt USA Today	"Minds a fine line between in-depth character study and offbeat romantic comedy."
		Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"[Moore] is simply perfect (...) It’s a remarkably enjoyable movie, downright cathartic in its presentation of a three-dimensional character"
		Steve Pond The Wrap	"You can love 'Gloria' and still think that 'Gloria Bell' is an admirable reimagining that stands on its own while paying tribute to the original (...) Moore delivers a performance that hits home subtly and quietly"
		Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"'Gloria Bell' is more of a 'felt' film than a strictly narrative one. Lelio weaves some casual visual poetry into the film"
		Gwilym Mumford The Guardian	"There’s a warm universality here that is absorbing in its own right. It’s an engaging, inventive cover version (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Allan Hunter Screendaily	"Astute and witty, 'Gloria Bell' should attract arthouse audiences (...) Moore makes Gloria a very sympathetic figure"
		Adam White The Independent	"Julianne Moore’s performance justifies this remake’s existence (...) [It has] an often plotless, meandering quality that would be alienating if it wasn’t so rich with texture (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Donald Clarke Irish Times	"Sebastián Lelio has accomplished a very satisfactory remake of his own movie (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Paul Whitington Irish Independent	"Julianne Moore is magnificent (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

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