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Gloria

(2006)
PG In Theaters 01/23/2006 , 121min.
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Plot & Details

Gloria (Gena Rowlands), a self-involved woman in her forties who was once a mobster's mistress, is asked to look after Philip (Juan Adames), the son of her Mafia-connected Puerto Rican neighbors. This temporary set-up becomes permanent when the neighbors are killed in a mob hit. Philip has in his possession a diary containing a record of illegal Mafia activities; thus the boy is as good as dead unless Gloria takes decisive action. With Philip in tow, Gloria leads the hit men on a frantic chase around Manhattan, and during the various gunfire exchanges, more than holds her own. Offering to exchange the diary for the boy's life, Gloria is rebuffed by the vendetta-driven assassins. Where once she was content squirreling herself away in her lonely apartment, Gloria now must face a lifetime on the run. Directed on a more commercial level than was customary for John Cassavetes (with a subversive streak of self-parody in the bargain), Gloria served as an excellent showcase for Cassavetes' wife Gena Rowlands. The film won the Golden Lion Award at the 1980 Berlin Film Festival.
  • MPAA Rating: PG
  • Genre(s): Crime and Mystery,Drama,Thriller
  • Run Time: 121min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 01/23/2006
  • DVD Release Date: 02/25/2003
  • Status: In Theaters
  • Director(s): John Cassavetes
  • Starring: Gena Rowlands , John Adames , Buck Henry , Julie Carmen , Lupe Garnica
  • Themes: Orphans,Woman In Jeopardy,One Against the Mob,Protecting the Innocent
  • Tone: Atmospheric,Drab,Gritty,Quirky,Tense
  • Keywords: boy,chase,diary,gangster,gun-moll,neighbor,on-the-run,shoot-out,witness
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1980 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress Gena Rowlands Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1980 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Gena Rowlands Nominated
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