Two films — including the critically acclaimed “Gloria” — open Feb. 28 at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center. Also showing is “The Past,” directed by Asghar Farhadi. Both play through March 6.
“The Past” is rated PG-13 and is in French with English subtitles. “Gloria” is rated R and is in Spanish with English subtitles.
The title character in the film “Gloria” is a woman of a certain age who still feels young. Though lonely, she makes the best of her situation, filling her nights seeking love at social dance clubs for single adults.
Gloria’s fragile happiness changes the day she meets Rodolfo. Their intense passion, to which Gloria gives her all, leaves her vacillating between hope and despair — until she uncovers a new strength and realizes that, in her golden years, she can shine brighter than ever.
“Gloria” is Chile’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film in the 86th Academy Awards. It stars Paulina García as Gloria, a role that earned her the Silver Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
In “The Past,” Ahmad (played by Ali Mosaffa) returns to Paris from Tehran to finalize a divorce with his estranged wife Marie (Bérénice Bejo).
The two have been separated for four years and Marie wishes to marry her new boyfriend Samir (Tahar Rahim). And, during his tense brief stay, Ahmad discovers the conflicting nature of Marie’s relationship with her teenage daughter Lucie (Pauline Burlet).
Ahmad’s efforts to improve this relationship soon unveil a secret from their past, and the highly charged revelations affecting every character in Farhadi’s complex screenplay unfold with his trademark nuance.
For more information, go to http://www.theross.org or call 402-472-5353.
