Subtle, sometimes too much... However, brining a festive note to characters that others reject and make fun of is always welcome. [Full review in Spanish]

| Dec 9, 2022

Gloria is magnetic and radiant... I left the theater feeling a little sad that a female lead like Garcia and a film like Gloria are both so rare.

| Jan 20, 2021

There's less of an endgame than a scenario allowed to run its course. García is fantastic in the role with an attitude that refuses to stay quiet when something must be said.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Mar 14, 2019

A smart, sensitive and bitterly funny romantic comedy, elegantly played out against the backdrop of a county whose political scars are still very much evident.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 5, 2019

The wonder is that Gloria becomes truly beautiful as the movie goes on. As in real life, as we get to know her, we fall in love with her, and the way she appears to us changes.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 3, 2017

What truly makes the film riveting is Paulina Garca's performance as the title character -- and she appears in nearly every shot. With a wide, truly contagious smile, Garca exudes a lived-in confidence and control with every movement.

| Jun 8, 2016

One of the best Chilean films of the 21st century. [Full review in Spanish]

| Sep 10, 2015

Lelio fulfills its purpose after making his protagonist fight and then rewarding her with the contradiction of her desire for a great escape. [Full review in Spanish]

| Sep 9, 2015

The film's pulse comes in many ways from Garca's brave and beautiful central performance.

| Jan 5, 2015

The film is a showcase for Garca's rich and varied performance. When it comes to finding meaning in Gloria's story, though, Lelio leaves that up to us.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 5, 2015

We don't make movies in America like Gloria, so we have to import them. I wish we'd import more -- and make a few, as well.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 5, 2015

Whether you appreciate Gloria as a portrait of a vital woman, muddling through life's middle chapters, or as an allegory of Chilean resilience, the message is the same: Let's face the music and dance.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 5, 2015

You can't help but like Gloria. Her life isn't easy, but you don't feel sorry for her.

| Jan 5, 2015

It's an open-ended question whether Gloria ever finds the happiness she seeks while dodging the current of middle-aged isolation, but her constant search is a valiant and deeply involving one.

| Original Score: A | Jan 5, 2015

This is not a film about narrative sweep, but about the slow, steady business of reclaiming one's soul.

| Original Score: B+ | Jan 5, 2015

The spice is provided largely by Garca's performance: She's not only the center of the movie, she's literally never off camera, and she holds our attention effortlessly.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jan 5, 2015

The script certainly couldn't give more of itself to its leading lady, and Chilean 온라인카지노추천 star Garcia accepts with a wondrous star turn that makes plain Gloria's inner vitality, but doesn't stint on the petty insecurities holding her back in other respects.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 5, 2015

As a character study, Gloria is a rare pleasure. There's no quiet heroism in just living day to day, but there's definitely something admirable in bringing such a fully formed woman to the screen, naked and free to dance all she wants.

| Jan 5, 2015

Chilean actor Paulina Garca deservedly won a Best Actress award at this year's Berlin Festival for her exuberant, warm-hearted performance as Gloria, a divorcee in late middle age who still has an extraordinary lust for life.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 5, 2015

Maturity is seldom depicted with such dignity, charm and extemporaneous-seeming behavioral grace.

| Jan 5, 2015