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Gloria Details

1980

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Starring	Gena Rowlands, Juan Adames
Director	John Cassavetes
Genres	Drama

Gloria

Gloria, 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. 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.

Starring	Gena Rowlands, Juan Adames
Director	John Cassavetes
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 56 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English
Dubbed	French, German, Italian, Spanish
Hearing-impaired	English
Subtitles	DVD: Arabic, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish
Released	Production year: 1980 To Rent: DVD: 01 Aug 2005

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- Notwithstanding Cassavetes' own dismissal of this crime thriller fantasy as a commercial chore he made for Disney so... read more on Time Out
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  Masterpiece
  
  Cassavettes claimed to hate this film, which he made 'so his wife could act with a kid'. It is his most commercial work, which is probably one reason ... read more »
  
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  Camera work is great - it's a shame about everything else
  
  The camera work is great - it's just a shame about everything else.
  
  If you're going to cast a child, choose one who can act. If you're ... read more »
  
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  Gina Magic
  
  Rowlands at her finest here so dominating, controlling but shows more and more heart as the film goes on. One of the best Casavettes films definitely.
  
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  Ex Ganster Moll fights the mob
  
  This 1980 film directed by John Cassavetes holds up well. The urban visuals and music score give an image of New York that's as memorable as Woody Allen'... read more »
  
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  Gloria, 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. She reluctantly ...