| | Gloria DVD
| Category | Dramas DVDs, Action Movies, Crime Videos, Recommended, Essential Cinema, New York City, Organized Crime, On-The-Run | | Starring | Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen, John Adames, Edward Wilson | | Director | John Cassavetes | | Screenwriter | John Cassavetes |
Closed Captioned; Soundtrack English; English Subtitles John Cassavetes's GLORIA is an affecting story about a bitter woman who learns to embrace her maternal instincts. When her neighbors convince her to take in their 8-year-old son, tragedy strikes and and she is left behind to protect him. Her criminal past emerges when it becomes known that she once worked for the Mafia men from whom she must now flee. Rowlands (Cassavetes's wife and regular in his films) delivers an unforgettable performance as the trigger-happy cynic who learns to let love into her heart.
Writer-director John Cassavetes presents one of his most touching motion pictures with this story of the unlikely bond between a cynical New Yorker and a young boy. Gloria (Gena Rowlands), the quintessential "tough-talkin' dame"--complete with time in prison and ties to the mob--has put those days behind her, now living a quiet, solitary life. That changes when the Mafia marks her neighbors for death and Gloria is asked to care for their young son, Phil (John Adames). She reluctantly agrees, but because the boy knows incriminating information, they must immediately go into hiding, which takes them on a journey through New York City and ends up sparking a mother-son bond that neither could have ever expected. Cassavetes creates an empowering female role with Gloria, and Rowlands (his real-life wife) runs with it, making her transformation from bitter ex-criminal to overprotective, yet still tough, mother figure seem honest and believable. It is this budding maternal relationship that gives the film a sweetness even amid the gun smoke. GLORIA was filmed in New York City.
The film premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 1980, where Gena Rowlands was nominated for Best Actress.
Approximate budget: $4 million.
GLORIA was remade in 1998 by Sidney Lumet, with Sharon Stone in the title role.
Gloria Reviews: "...Rowlands has a lot of talent and realizes it with gusto in GLORIA..."
-- Vincent Canby, New York Times
This is the only John Adames video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Edward Wilson. Gloria | List Price | $19.94 (You save $6.39) | | Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment | | Orig Year | 1980 | | DVD Encoding | Region 1 | | All Time Sales Rank |  12323  | | CD Universe Part number | 5546145 | | Catalog number | 08569 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Feb 25, 2003 | | Rating | PG (MPAA) | | Running Time | 121 Minutes | | Additional Info | Widescreen | | Movie Details | Color; Mono Sound; Digital Sound; Letter Boxed; Widescreen |
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