“Gloria Bell,” starring Julianne Moore and John Turturro. It will be screened on Sat., April 13, and Tues., April 16, at 7:30 p.m.

The next feature film in the Opera House Cinema Series is the romantic dramedy “Gloria Bell,” starring Julianne Moore and John Turturro. It will be screened on Sat., April 13, and Tues., April 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Gloria (Moore) is a free-spirited divorce who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold (Turturro) on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family. It’s a sophisticated romantic comedy that shows love can strike at any time, relationships are never simple, and nothing can get you down as long as you keep dancing.

Ann Hornaday, in the Washington Post, calls the film “a quiet little movie that speaks the truth like a clarion call.” David Sims, in The Atlantic, calls it “a totally captivating yarn that gives Moore center stage to do the kind of rich, arresting work that actresses in their 50s can rarely find in Hollywood.” Chris Hewitt, in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, calls it “a movie that says the stories of average women deserve to be told, as do the stories of people who grapple with big challenges but still face each day with hope and wonder.” Rex Reed, in the Observer, says “You won’t find a more spellbinding performance than the inimitable star in the title role.” Rated R for sexuality, nudity, language and some drug use, “Gloria Bell” runs one hour, 42 minutes.

The Opera House Cinema Series is sponsored by Lake Shore Savings Bank. Tickets are available at the door for $7 (adults), $6.50 (seniors & Opera House members) and $5 (students) the night of each screening. A book of 10 movie passes is available for $60 at the door or online at www.fredopera.org. Thanks to the generous support of an anonymous donor, the first 20 SUNY Fredonia students at each screening are admitted free. For more information, call the Opera House Box Office at 716-679-1891.

The Opera House is equipped with individualized closed captioning headsets for the deaf as well as with assistive listening headsets for the hearing-impaired. Simply request one from any usher or Opera House staff member.

The 1891 Fredonia Opera House is a member-supported not-for-profit performing arts center located in Village Hall in downtown Fredonia. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.fredopera.org.