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Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
Film: Review - Gloria (15)
RITA DI SANTO is enchanted by a tragicomic love story
JAMIE BRITTON invites readers to visit 3,500 locals as part of a marathon artistic pub crawl
JOHN GREEN welcomes a valuable and incisive analysis of a world become hyperpolitical but without the mass movement institutions to represent it
JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
Gloria (15)
Directed by Sebastiano Lelio
Five stars
A delightful surprise at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, Sebastian Lelio’s tragicomedy tells the story of 58-year-old divorcee Gloria who is determined to challenge her advancing years and loneliness.
During the day, she is a great mother of two grown-up kids and an impeccable secretary. But at night, dressed up, she goes to singles parties in the hope of finding a companion to love.
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