“Cassavetes films Rowlands, his wife, with self-deprecating adoration; the demanding man likens himself to the defenseless boy, and both are saved by this gloriously burdened woman who would kill for them.”
—The New Yorker

“John Cassavetes clearly set out to make a commercial film, but, the intransigent personality that he was, he turned in a slice of pure avant-garde.”
—The Chicago Reader

Gena Rowlands’ GLORIA is one of her most unforgettable characters. When her neighbor, a mob accountant, is being pursued by mob hitmen, Gloria runs off to safety with the man’s young son, protecting him with lead bullets and steel nerves as needed. You will never forget Gloria, and you will understand why this film has become a touchstone of independent cinema.