LOVE, GILDA
A joyous celebration of the life of the first superstar of Saturday Night Live. Gilda Radner's jubilant spark is captured through private audiotapes, home movies, and diaries in this salute to her indomitable spirit.
Love, Gilda opens a unique window into the honest and whimsical world of beloved performer Gilda Radner, whose greatest role was sharing her story. Working with the Radner estate, the filmmakers unearthed a collection of diaries and personal audio and videotapes documenting her childhood, her comedy career, her relationships and —ultimately — her struggles with cancer. These never-before-seen-or-heard footage and journal entries form the narrative spine of the documentary, allowing Gilda to tell her own story with commentary by Melissa McCarthy, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, and Martin Short.
Produced by Bronwyn Berry
Directed by Lisa D’Apolito
The film opened the Tribeca Film Festival and was nominated for two primetime Emmy Awards.
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New York Times Review: In ‘Love, Gilda,’ a Portrait of a Brief and Brilliant Career
“Where the movie succeeds best is as an illumination of her charm and spirit. Ms. Radner played eccentric characters with raucous abandon and jangly big-kid physicality, but she also projected a vulnerability that made you care for them. The movie explores some of her insecurities, particularly with regard to her eating disorder…”
