GLORIA BELL

Julianne Moore throws up a challenge for the title of best American actress in a role as a 50-something single woman gingerly re-entering the dating scene after a divorce.Gloria Bell is something of a surprise, as it is a nearly frame-for-frame remake of the 2013 Chilean film Gloria. Moore insisted on the same director (Sebastián Lelio, who also made A Fantastic Woman) – and the result is a tender comedy radiating humor, melancholy and compassion. As the most likable of Gloria Bell’s dates, John Turturro is charmingly awkward, but it’s hard for the camera to stop focusing on Moore’s expressive face.
“Moore lets us see, through her quietly shining performance, that Gloria believes in love… in the power of dressing up and hitting a dance floor by yourself, moving as if in a trance, letting the music take you to a better place.” – Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times.