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Gloria

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Gloria

Original title

Gloria

Year

1980

Running time

121 min.

Country

United States

Director

John Cassavetes

Screenwriter

John Cassavetes

Cast

Music

Bill Conti

Cinematography

Fred Schuler

Producer

Columbia Pictures

Genre

Drama. Thriller | Mafia

Synopsis

Jack Dawn and his family are eliminated by the mob, because he was their accountant and was feeding information to the FBI. However his six-year-old Puerto Rican son, Phil, escapes with Gloria, a neighbor who was a former girlfriend of one of the gangsters. Gloria and Phil are chased throughout New York City because Phil has a black book containing the accounts of the mob.

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Awards: 1980: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actress (Gena Rowlands)

1980: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actress - Drama (Gena Rowlands)

1980: Venice Film Festival: Golden Lion

1980: Nominated for Razzie Awards: Worst Supporting Actor (John Adames)

1980: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards: Best Actress (Gena Rowlands)

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Critics' reviews

"John Cassavetes clearly set out to make a commercial film, but, intransigent personality that he was, he turned in a slice of pure avant-garde"

Dave Kehr: The New York Times
"Under the masterful direction of husband John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands delivers a gutsy, spellbinding performance in this excellent crime film."

TV Guide
"Cassavetes and Rowlands lend a screwball energy to this thriller, ably playing conflicting moods of suspense and silliness off each other to complicate an otherwise straightforward genre film"

Jake Cole: Slant
"It has its charms but not for a minute is it believeable, and it's certainly never embarrassingly moving in the schmaltzy way of such slick Hollywood kidflicks as Paper Moon and even The Champ"

Vincent Canby: The New York Times
"Gloria is the rare Cassavetes film to expand its scope beyond an insular community."

AV Club
"Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums."

Variety Staff: Variety
"It's clear from the opening montage that we're in the hands of a master (...) Terrific"

Geoff Andrew: Time Out
"The agreeable 'Gloria' has three built-in audiences, none of which should be disappointed in the slightest: students of acting, children and suckers for fairy tales.

The Globe and Mail

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