It’s Never Too Late To Love Again
By Skip Sheffield
It’s not easy being single again, not matter what your age
or where you live.
“Gloria” is a film from Chile. The title character is a
woman of “a certain age;” in this case probably mid-50s.
Paula Garcia, who won the Silver Bear Best Actress Award at
this year’s Berlin Film Festival, plays Gloria, a woman divorced for 12 years
and still looking.
Gloria is an outgoing woman who works at an office in Santiago. At night she
gets dressed up and goes to dance clubs. Gloria is still attractive. She loves to dance. She gets
hit on a lot and seems to enjoy the attention. Then one night she meets Rodolfo
(Sergio Hernandez), a tall, handsome man about her same age. He is a retired naval office who owns an amusement park. It’s one of those
love-at-first-sight moments, and it’s not long until Gloria and Rodolfo are
head over heels and rolling in each other’s arms.
Written and directed by Sebastian Lelio, “Gloria” is
unabashedly sexy, and Paula Garcia is not afraid to bare her all. Her character
however, is less certain of the passion she feels for a man who may not feel the same. Rodolfo has only been
divorced a year, and his life his still dominated by his ex-wife and three
demanding daughters.
“Gloria” is funny, especially when she challenges Rodolfo.
It is also melancholy when things don’t turn out as hoped.
“Gloria” is never a downer though. It offers the upbeat hope
that passion never dies as long as you stay open to the prospect.
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