''Gloria'' ( pt, Glória) is an independent

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drama film

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Manuela Viegas Manuela Viegas (born 13 October 1957) is a Portuguese film editor and director. She is considered to be part of ''The School of Reis'' film tradition. An influential film editor since the 1970s, she has edited dozens of films, among them Pedro ...

and written by

Joaquim Sapinho Joaquim Sapinho (born 1965 at Sabugal, Portugal) is a Portuguese film director. Founder of production company Rosa Filmes, he is considered to be part of ''The School of Reis'' film family. Career Joaquim Sapinho was a student at the Portugue ...

, produced at Portuguese independent production company Rosa Filmes. The poster of the film was designed by Portuguese artist Julião Sarmento.

Plot

Gloria is set against the backdrop of a rural landscape slowly disappearing in modern Portugal. The small border town of Vila de Santiago, once a booming trade center for illegal trafficking, is about to become a ghost town, as a new motorway is to bypass the city and the railway station is being closed. Its stationmaster, Vincente, is preparing to retire. Many young people have moved out, leaving the children to be brought up by the elderly, including thirteen-year-old Glória and her friend Ivan. Glória's life suddenly changes with the arrival of Vincente's younger brother, Mauro, who has just come out of prison and has some old issues to settle. Mauro begins to charge around the station on his motorbike, while Glória's friendship with Ivan is put to test on account of her attraction to older Mauro.

Cast

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as Vicente * Raquel Marques as Glória * Francisco Relvas as Ivan * Ricardo Aibéo as Mauro * Paula Só as Noémia * Isabel de Castro as Teresa

Production

The film was the directorial debut of the director Manuela Viegas. Written by her and Joaquim Sapinho, the film was produced at Rosa Filmes simultaneously with

The Policewoman ''The Policewoman'' ( pt, Mulher Polícia) is an independent Portuguese drama film directed by Joaquim Sapinho, produced at Rosa Filmes, which had its world premiere in 2003 at the Berlin International Film Festival. Plot The film tells the stor ...

, which, directed by Sapinho, was also edited by Viegas. The two films share a common aesthetic, theme, and interconnected references, preserving, however, the different voice of each director. The result were two films that are like the two sides of a same coin, ''Gloria'' a more feminine, in opposition to ''The Policewoman'', which is more masculine.

Reception

''Gloria'' was part of the official competition of the 49th Berlin International Film Festival, being the only Portuguese film to ever do soInfos at rosafilmes.pt
click on "''Eng''", then on "''Directors''", then on "''Joaquim Sapinho''" until ''

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'' was selected in 2012. The film was at screened at the

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and at the

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'' program.

References

External links

''Glória''
at the

''Gloria'' official page
at Rosa Filmes web site (click on "Eng", then on "About Us", then on "Films", then on "Gloria") *{{imdb title, id=0118777, title=Gloria 1999 films 1999 drama films 1990s Portuguese-language films 1999 directorial debut films Films directed by Manuela Viegas Portuguese drama films