Gilda

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Gilda

1946

1h 50m

Romance

LGBTQ+

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Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) is a small-time American gambler, newly arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When he is caught cheating at a game of blackjack, Farrell manages to talk his way into a job with the casino's owner, the powerful Ballin Mundson (George Macready). The two form an uneasy partnership based on their mutual lack of scruples until Mundson introduces Farrell to his beautiful new wife, Gilda (Rita Hayworth), who just happens to be Farrell's ex-lover.

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Critics Consensus

Rita Hayworth carries Gilda on the sheer strength of her screen presence, rendering the film's somewhat middling story almost irrelevant.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Apr 28

5/5

There are salutary lessons here about Hollywood’s perpetual obsession with female lust objects and its wilful denial of reality.

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Helen Bower

Detroit Free Press

11/19/2020

Heralded as a new team in motion pictures, Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford are off to a flying start in Gilda.

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Kate Cameron

New York Daily News

11/19/2020

3.5/4

If it's escape you want in a movie, you will find surcease from the worry of today's scary headlines at the Music Hall, where Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford are pitted against each other in a lusty battle of hate and love.

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Apr 21

B+

Words like ‘iconic’ and ‘legendary’ have lost all meaning because they’re so overused and misused today, but Gilda’s first seconds onscreen...is a true classic cinematic moment.

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Justine Smith

Vague Visages

11/21/2023

Gilda is one of the great examples of onscreen masochism.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

09/09/2023

Rita Hayworth's entrance is pure Hollywood starcraft: a perfectly lit close-up as she whips her head into frame, her hair lashing back and revealing her bright face and wide, mischievous grin.

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Kyle M

@RT77296778 2d

Disgruntled "Casablanca" with thematic subtexts performatively embodied and a screenplay gradually lightening its validated polish through a lowbrow premise that merely dazzled by Rita Hayworth’s provocative performance as her sympathetic arc is marginally the only appealing engagement. (B)

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Patrick S

@PatrickStruik Dec 26

An awesome Rita Hayworth.

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Zach C.

@zcaruso Nov 7

I watched this film for the first time during Noirvember this year. A dangerous love triangle set in the gambling underworld of South America is a great premise to do as a film-noir. Rita Hayworth lights up the screen, showing her mastery of the femme fatale archetype while also getting to show off her singing and dancing talents. The chemistry between her and Glenn Ford are the highlight of the movie.

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Will G

@Wgoodeve 12/29/2024

This was a fantastic noir film. Rita Hayworth gave a great performance. This movie had drama, crime, and romance. Most of it took place at a bar. There was a party for carnival.

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T B

@RT04607856 12/01/2024

They say Casablanca is the greatest movie love story of all time. I disagree, it's overrated, i just finished watching Gilda the 1946 movie starring Rita Hayworth and Glen Ford, Rita Hayworth and Glen Ford give incredible performances. Just about every scene is perfect, i was thoroughly mesmerized by Rita Hayworth, i have never seen a more beautiful woman, a woman who can act and dance. She and Ford made the movie by their brilliant performances. All the secondary actors were great to, as well as the director. The movie was excellently directed. I was never bored once while watching this movie. Watch Casablanca and then Gilda, then you will know what i mean.

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helder f

@uniquecliches 11/07/2024

It’s a very good movie. The story unfolds somewhat slowly but the story is secondary; there a few twists but what prevails in this movie are the characters who are eye catching for most the movie. Rita Hayworth does a great job in all her sensuous display without ever being tiring or annoying- which is a great accomplishment.

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Glenn Ford

Johnny Farrell

George Macready

Ballin Mundson

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Detective Maurice Obregon

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Synopsis

Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) is a small-time American gambler, newly arrived in Buenos Aires, Argentina. When he is caught cheating at a game of blackjack, Farrell manages to talk his way into a job with the casino's owner, the powerful Ballin Mundson (George Macready). The two form an uneasy partnership based on their mutual lack of scruples until Mundson introduces Farrell to his beautiful new wife, Gilda (Rita Hayworth), who just happens to be Farrell's ex-lover.

Director: Charles Vidor
Producer: Virginia Van Upp
Screenwriter: Marion Parsonnet
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Columbia Pictures Corporation
Genre: Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 1946, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 27, 2015
Runtime: 1h 50m