Gloria (film)

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Gloria
Promotional poster for the theatrical release of Gloria (1980)
Directed by	John Cassavetes
Produced by	Sam Shaw
Written by	John Cassavetes
Starring	Gena Rowlands Julie Carmen John Adames
Release date(s)	October 1, 1980
Running time	123 min.
Language	English

Gloria is a 1980 film written and directed by John Cassavetes. It tells the story of a gangster's girlfriend who goes on the run with a young boy who is being hunted by the mob for information he may or may not have. It stars Gena Rowlands and John Adames. William Avery also stars in it as the train conductor(uncredited)

Cassavetes did not originally intend to direct his screenplay; he planned merely to sell the story to Columbia Pictures. However, once his wife, Gena Rowlands, was asked to play the title character in the film, she asked Cassavetes to direct it as a personal favor.

[edit] Awards

Gena Rowlands was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, and the film won the Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival, tying with Atlantic City. John Adames tied with Sir Laurence Olivier for the Worst Supporting Actor Razzie of 1980.

[edit] Remakes

Gloria was remade in 1999; the screenplay was adapted by Steve Antin and directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Sharon Stone and Jean-Luke Figueroa.

The film Ultraviolet (2006) uses the basic premise and transposes the story to a dystopian futuristic setting.^{[citation needed]}

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Films directed by John Cassavetes

Shadows • Too Late Blues • A Child Is Waiting • Faces • Husbands • Minnie and Moskowitz • A Woman Under the Influence • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie • Opening Night • Gloria • Love Streams • Big Trouble

Preceded by No awards 1969-1979 Die Artisten in der Zirkuskuppel: Ratlos (1968)	Golden Lion winner 1980 tied with Atlantic City	Succeeded by Marianne and Julianne