There are some movies that sizzle no matter how often you see them and this is true of “Gilda.” Charles Vidor’s 1946 film noir is set in Argentina at the end of World War II, and centers on a woman caught in a love triangle with a gambler who was her lover (Glenn Ford) and his boss who is now her husband (George Macready).
The characters in “Gilda” are so taut with tension that there’s something exceptional
to experience each and every time. Let’s start with the obvious reason why: Rita Hayworth. This role of a femme fatale seems custom-made for
her.
Though she crept into our consciousness in “Only Angels Have Wings” and established her dancing in movies like “Cover Girl” with Gene Kelly, it was “Gilda” that secured Rita’s star in the heavens.
