“I don’t judge my characters; I judge the society that produces them.” - Robert GUÉDIGUIAN -
The movie starts with Daniel in prison receiving a letter from his ex-wife Sylvie. It’s about the news that his granddaughter named "Gloria" was born. Daniel returns to Marseilles after being released from prison. Time has changed a lot. His ex-wife, Sylvie, and his poor daughter, Matilde, have set up their own families, but they are also living in financial straits. One day an unexpected event occurs in the family of his daughter, and Daniel, who has nothing to lose anymore, makes the last choice. <Gloria Mundi> is directed by Robert GUÉDIGUIAN, who has steadily produced works with warm eyes on human beings despite their 30 years of social themes, and the film is the ultimate edition of Director Guédiguian . The director neither hastily sympathizes with nor idolizes the characters. In a realistic depiction of the problems facing today′s times, Gloria Mundi portrays the fact that “the glory of the world is not just passing, but continuing.” Since the movie was filmed in "Marseille," where the director was born and raised, the probability and move of the story double up. Ariane ASCARIDE, the director′s longtime companion and muse, plays the protagonist′s ex-wife, and Anaïs DEMOUSTIER, who continues Isabelle Huppert’s tradition, plays the main character′s daughter. Also, Gérard MEYLAN, who plays the main character Daniel, adds depth to Gloria Mundy with his deep acting. (SEO Seunghee)