After the success of the first season of GlorySabrina Ferilli returns as the former diva ready to deal with her past in the TV movie Gloria – The returnbroadcast tonight, Tuesday 3 March, at 9.30pm on Rai 1 and streaming on RaiPlay. No longer a fiction in 6 episodes, but a single appointment in which the protagonist will have to face the consequences of her actions: lies, deception and an arrest forced her to reflect on her life, family relationships and a past that she had tried to forget.
Director Giulio Manfredonia describes the project as “a sort of modern fairy tale about who we are and who we want to beGloria goes through this story with her typical bravado, with irony and self-irony, but also with her explosive humanity that ends up overwhelming everyone, perfectly embodied by Sabrina Ferilli.
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Between prison, psychotherapy and socially useful work
But what will happen in this new film? After precautionary custody, Gloria seeks a new balance between psychotherapy sessions imposed by the court, socially useful work in the Tufello neighborhood and clumsy attempts to win back her dearest loved ones. The protagonist’s journey is a sort of homecoming, as the title implies, between unexpected encounters, moments of comedy and reflection that bring her back to her origins, among which she rediscovers simple and lost values.
Cast and characters
Alongside Ferilli, we find Sergio Assisi in the role of her ex-husband Alex, Martina Lampugnani as her daughter Emma and Emanuela Grimalda in the role of Iole, Gloria’s historic confidant. The TV movie also introduces new figures such as Francesco Arca, in the role of judge Bernardo Pace, and Pino Strabioli, a detached and formal psychologist. The cast is completed by Claudia Gerini, David Sebasti, Luca Angeletti and Lucianna De Falco.
Is it a true story?
Inspired by classics like Sunset Boulevard, Get Shorty And Notting Hill, Glory it is also reminiscent in some ways of the French series Call My Agent and tells the story behind the scenes of the star system with a light tone but attentive to universal themes. Despite the verisimilitude and references to the world of stars, Gloria is not based on the real life of any particular actress.
A redemptive ending
In Gloria – The returnthe troublemaking diva slowly transforms: her path of acceptance and rebirth leads her to regain the love of her ex-husband, the esteem of her daughter and, perhaps, a new place in the world of cinema. An intense story, but told with irony, heart and lightness, which confirms the talent and versatility of Sabrina Ferilli.
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