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Gloria (2013)

Film

DirectorSebastián Lelio

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Locations

Gloria's independent wandering and observation of the city

Form & technique

The film's narrative structure and emotional tone

Tropes

Gloria's everyday life (work, family gatherings, dating)
Paulina García's physical performance of Gloria
The film's 1980s Spanish-language pop soundtrack
The film's cinematography and subjective point-of-view → The Male Gaze
Gloria's dancing and drinking scenes in nightclubs
The urban environment of Santiago (apartments, clubs, streets) → Cinematic Psychogeography

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Oki's Movie (2010) — via The Male Gaze, Cinematic Psychogeography
The Departed (2006) — via Cinematic Psychogeography
Perfect Days (2023) — via Cinematic Psychogeography
Nightcrawler (2014) — via Cinematic Psychogeography
Under the Skin (2013) — via Cinematic Psychogeography
Marriage Story (2019) — via Cinematic Psychogeography
(500) Days of Summer (2009) — via Cinematic Psychogeography
Live Flesh (1997) — via Cinematic Psychogeography