Love, Gilda

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John B @RT17595747 Oct 21, 2023 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. See more Feb 11, 2021 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. See more Dec 22, 2019 I laughed I cried. I remembered how much I loved Gilda. See more Agnes F @rendbezsolika Jun 19, 2019 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... See more May 20, 2019 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. See more Apr 22, 2019 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. See more Read all reviews

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