Trailer: Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander as feminist icon Gloria Steinem in ‘The Glorias’
Julianne Moore as Gloria Steinem and Janelle Monáe as Dorothy Pittman Hughes in Julie Taymor’s The Glorias
Journalist, fighter, and feminist Gloria Steinem is an indelible icon known for her world-shaping activism, guidance of the revolutionary women’s movement, and writing that has impacted generations. In this nontraditional biopic, Julie Taymor crafts a complex tapestry of one of the most inspirational and legendary figures of modern history, based on Steinem’s own biographical book ‘My Life on the Road.’
The Glorias (read our review here) is told through the eyes of Steinem at four stages in her life (by Academy Award winners Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander, with Lulu Wilson, Ryan Keira Armstrong) traces Steinem’s influential journey to prominence—from her time in India as a young woman, to the founding of Ms. magazine in New York, to her role in the rise of the women’s rights movement in the 1960s, to the historic 1977 National Women’s Conference and beyond.
Interview: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander on ‘The Glorias’ and finding her voice
The Glorias includes a number of iconic women who made profound contributions to the women’s movement, including Dorothy Pitman Hughes (Janelle Monáe), Flo Kennedy (Lorraine Toussaint), Bella Abzug (Academy Award nominee Bette Midler), Dolores Huerta (Monica Sanchez) and Wilma Mankiller (Kimberly Guerrero).
Taymor gives the film her singular take on that rare genre- the Female Road Picture, one in which the female leads do not die in the end, and where the “narrative” is not driven by romance or a bad marriage, or unrequited love or, for that matter, men. Gloria’s road story is about her “Meetings With Remarkable Women.”
Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment will make The Glorias available for purchase and included on Prime Video on September 30.
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