The Glorias


The Glorias is a 2020 American biographical film directed and produced by Julie Taymor, from a screenplay by Taymor and Sarah Ruhl. It is based upon My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinem. It stars Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander portraying Steinem from ages 20 to 40. Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Timothy Hutton and Lorraine Toussaint also star.
It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020. It is scheduled to release to theatres on September 25, 2020.

Cast

It was announced in October 2018 that a biopic of the activist Gloria Steinem was in production, with Julie Taymor directing along with co-writing the screenplay. Three actresses will be playing Steinem at various points in her life, with Alicia Vikander cast to play her from ages 20–40, and Julianne Moore playing her beyond 40. Bette Midler was cast later that month. Lulu Wilson was cast in November. In December, Janelle Monáe was cast to play Dorothy Pitman Hughes. In January 2019, it was announced Timothy Hutton and Lorraine Toussaint had joined the cast of the film.
Filming began in January 2019 in Savannah, Georgia.

Release

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 26, 2020. Shortly after, Roadside Attractions and LD Entertainment acquired distribution rights to the film.

Critical reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 73% based on 15 reviews, with an average rating of 5.58/10. On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".