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Gloria and Gloria Bell by Chilean filmmaker Sebastián Lelio

What is it about?

In Gloria (2013) and the faithful English-language remake Gloria Bell (2018), Chilean director Sebastián Lelio illustrates how urban interconnections are tenuous. Gloria’s city is alienating. She experiences abandonment and loneliness and copes with a sense of isolation through dancing and a bright wardrobe (which she uses to perform).

Why is it important?

Gloria's loneliness in Lelio's films is akin to the isolation of a pandemic. Gloria attempts to connect with her children but they seem unreachable. At the same time, she is resilient and keeps on going.

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