No. 37 (2019) Gloria Bell. April 18th.

Film No 37 (2019) April. 18th.  6:30 PM  LUNA PALACE Windsor,  Nedlands . 

"I know, you tell me the same thing every ten years". (Gloria responds to her mother's assertion that life disappears in a trice).

The original Spanish feature simply titled Gloria (2013) was a hoot, so I had my reservations sitting through this, a U.S., remake. Well, Gloria Bell matches the original most wholeheartedly. Given her production involvement, Julianne Moore  gets an opportunity to fulfill an ambition to play a character written to give her complete flight to display her abilities as a thoroughly accomplished actor. Gloria (Moore), divorced for twelve years and still single,(discounting the odd one night stand) has a passion for dancing in clubs after dark. She meets a complicated man, Arnold (John Turtorro). Gloria steals his heart, but, I reiterate, Arnold is complicated. Gloria hopes more than thinks she has found some grounding. Moore gives Gloria a free spiritedness that has us willing her to gain emotional fulfillment. This is no Hollywood fairytale, just a slice of a good person's life. The ending has divided audiences, but for me, it's real and perfect. 10GUMS.