Directed by Charles Vidor, this sensual Hollywood noir features a sultry Rita Hayworth in her most iconic role, as the much-lusted-after wife of a criminal kingpin and the former flame of his bitter henchman.
"★★★★★ – Cast and crew spin a twilight magic" – Evening Standard
"★★★★★ – If you've never seen it, it's about time" – Radio Times
"★★★★ – A real 1940s Hollywood treat" – Guardian
★★★★ – Empire
★★★★ – Independent
Directed by Charles Vidor, this sensual Hollywood noir features a sultry Rita Hayworth in her most iconic role, as the much-lusted-after wife of a criminal kingpin (Macready) and the former flame of his bitter henchman (Ford).
Driving them both mad with desire and jealousy, Gilda is at the centre of an ever-shifting battle of the sexes set on a Buenos Aires casino’s glittering floor and in its shadowy back rooms.
Screening as part of our Noirvember season.