Gloria
Dir: John Cassavetes
USA, 1980, 121 minmins, DCP
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Buck Henry, Julie Carmen
John Cassavetes, a pioneering architect of American Independent Cinema, directs his wife and long-term muse, Gena Rowlands, in this hardboiled tale of a middle-aged, former gangster’s moll, who becomes the unwitting guardian to a young boy targeted by the New York mob. Rowlands was nominated for an Academy Award for her gritty portrayal of the toughas- nails Gloria, while the film was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In the decades since, Gloria has inspired numerous imitators, including Luc Besson’s Leon: The Professional (1994), as well as a 1999 remake directed by Sidney Lumet, starring Sharon Stone.
Venice Film Festival : Golden Lion
13/10/2019 (SUN) : Film talk with Thomas Shin
Screening:
In-theatre Screening
Door Tickets Available at the Venue on Screening Date 2019-09-30 (Mon)
19:30Door Tickets Available at the Venue on Screening Date 2019-10-13 (Sun)
14:30
Festival Grand Cinema
Chinese Subtitles
Post-screening talk
Remarks
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