Gloria (1980 Film)

Gloria is a 1980 drama movie about a woman (Gloria, starring Gena Rowlands) and a boy, trying to escape from the mob, after the boy's family has been murdered. It was released in the U.S. in October of 1980. Gena Rowlands was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress, and won a Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. In 1999, Sidney Lumet directed a remake of the original film.

After her neighbours are murdered by the mob, Gloria tries to help their son Philip, who survived the attack. Philip becomes a strategic player, as he posesses a diary containing many descriptions of illegal mob activity. They go on a frantic run through New York, with the Maffia close on the heels.

• Julie Carmen as Jeri Dawn

• Gena Rowlands as Gloria Swenson

• John Adames as Phil Dawn

• Tony Knesich as 1st Man / Gangster

• Gregory Cleghorne as Kid in Elevator

• Buck Henry as Jack Dawn

• Lupe Garnica as Margarita Vargas

• Jessica Castillo as Joan Dawn

Gena Rowlands is excellent as the tired woman who decides to take her chances for the boy. The kid is a right blend of understanding and childish tantrums.—Varietyhttp://www.variety.com/review/VE1117791303.html?categoryid=31&cs=1

More than any other recent film I can think of, Gloria is a movie that depends on the mood you're in when you see it.—Vincent Canby, The New York Timeshttp://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1008407-gloria/?critic=creamcrop#contentReviews

This movie is so saccharine and at the same time ridiculous that it's impossible to take seriously.—Christopher Null, Filmcritic.comhttp://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/Gloria-(1980)