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Popular Press
'Gloria Bell': Silent Suffering and Disco Dancing in Late Capitalism
PopMatters
(2020)
Abstract
The 2018 movie Gloria Bell is a profound study of alienation and the human longing to break free from this condition, a condition which, as the movie foregrounds, is the dominant affect of life under late capitalism. The theme of alienation, prominent throughout, is initially signified by the movie's title; Gloria Bell gestures towards the isolation of the titular character. Rather than situate the protagonist within a wider social context and network, the title formally presents Gloria as cut off and alone, divorced from human connections.
Keywords
- Gloria Belll,
- sebastián lelio,
- film,
- capitalism,
- alienation
Disciplines
Publication Date
Winter January 23, 2020
Citation Information
Ryan Poll. "'Gloria Bell': Silent Suffering and Disco Dancing in Late Capitalism" PopMatters (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ryan-poll/6/