Love, Gilda

Released Sep 21, 2018

1 hr. 26 min.

Documentary

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Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on "Saturday Night Live."

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Critics Consensus

Love, Gilda pays gentle, unequivocal tribute to its subject with more than enough of her genuine spirit to compensate for a lack of critical distance or truly fresh insight.

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John B

I thought it was a great look at one of the most iconic stars on SNL and the life that she had as an actress before the tragic news of Cancer got her.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/21/23

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Audience Member

This is an amazingly well done movie and most of it is in Gilda's voice so it's like she's telling you her story. Lots of interviews with people she worked with and I learned so much about her. It's not a comedy film by any means; it's more of a documentary, but I really enjoyed it. And I love that it didn't end the way I expected it to end.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Audience Member

I laughed I cried. I remembered how much I loved Gilda.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

sorry I wasn't convinced she was very talented at all. she might have been just very charming and enthusiastic, but that doesn't make a good base for an interesting documentary...

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

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Audience Member

This was a sad docu. about Gilda Radner they showed a lot of her movie and SNL stuff. Celebrities talk about her life and the extra features are hard to watch as they show her struggle with cancer. I cried and thought it was a good docu. of her and her life.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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As a longtime superfan, this movie quenched my thirst for more footage of Gilda, but it lacked depth in some important areas. I would've liked to know more about her relationship with her mom, who fed her Dexedrine to lose weight at age 10 & handed her off to a nanny to serve as her mother figure. She suffered from "every eating disorder known to man" from the age of 9 to 35, yet this part is only touched on briefly in the film. And the illegal abortion that rendered her infertile was skimmed over in one sentence. Did she ever partake in any substances backstage at SNL with her cast mates? Don't know. The documentary doesn't say. But the part that was most neglected was the 10 months leading up to her cancer diagnosis. This is the crucial period because it ultimately led to her demise. Gilda fought to have her symptoms taken seriously, seeing doctor after doctor only to be patted on the head & told to "relax" as if she were merely a neurotic woman. If she'd have been taken seriously from the beginning & given the proper tests, her life could've been saved...or at least significantly prolonged. I felt as if Gilda (and Gene) were screaming from the grave to include some basic ovarian cancer info in this doc, but not a single word was uttered about it. Nothing that could help prevent another tragedy or encourage survivors. I get that it's a doc about Gilda the person and cancer was only a part of her journey, but it was a significant part. She'd lost several family members to the disease & feared it all her life only to die of it at 42. She even wrote a best-selling book about it. So I felt it deserved more airtime than it got. Beyond that, the movie was full of heartfelt & hilarious footage. I even watched it twice because I love Gilda that much. Grateful it was made. She deserves remembrance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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Leah Pickett

Chicago Reader

It's Radner's voice-especially when describing her struggles with food, fame, and men-that shines brightest.

Nov 1, 2018

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

It's such an altogether perceptive work of both biography and criticism, and so thoroughly researched, that it's a shame that its more inventive gambits don't pan out.

Rated: 3/4

Sep 28, 2018

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

There's just too much Gilda greatness - on and off camera - to be contained in an 86-minute box.

Rated: 3.5/4

Sep 25, 2018

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

D'Apolito presents a straightforward biographical documentary with Love, Gilda. She at once mourns the loss of an effervescent life cut short by a cruel disease, and she suggests that Gilda lived her life to the fullest.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 11, 2022

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Kip Mooney

Fresh Fiction

While it's no insult to her memory, a talent such as Gilda's deserves a little bit more.

Rated: B-

Aug 10, 2021

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Matt Cipolla

Film Monthly

Dapolito's feature debut grants little more than baseline insight on an icon, coasting on the enchantment of its subject and falling victim to fickle structure and pacing.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jul 25, 2020

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Synopsis

Diaries, audiotapes, videotapes and testimonies from friends and colleagues offer insight into the life and career of Gilda Radner -- the beloved comic and actress who became an icon on "Saturday Night Live."

Director: Lisa Dapolito
Executive Producer: Edie Baskin, Christopher Clements, Julie Goldman, Meryl Goldsmith, Carolyn Hepburn, Courtney Sexton, Alan Zweibel, Robin Zweibel
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures, CNN Films
Production Co: 3 Faces Films, Motto Pictures
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 21, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 25, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA): $624.2K

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