Love, Gilda

The documentary Love, Gilda works different ways for different viewers. For older fans, it’s a welcome excuse to reminisce. For newcomers it’s an entertaining primer on Radner’s life, times, demons and famous inventions.

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Bittersweet doc pays tribute to ‘SNL’ legend Gilda Radner

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First-time director Lisa D’Apolito captures the comedy and the tragedy of the beloved “SNL” star

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Love, Gilda struggles to summarize the joyful genius of Gilda Radner

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The life and death of Gilda Radner, the first female superstar of 'Saturday Night Live,' is captured in a documentary that nails her jubilant spirit.

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Lisa D'Apolito's first doc remembers the too-brief life of comedienne Gilda Radner.

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Some of Radner’s contemporaries—including Martin Short, Laraine Newman, and Chevy Chase—appear briefly to share anecdotes about their working relationships with her, but it’s Radner’s own words that speak most ardently to the contradictions of being a prominent woman in the exploding ‘70s comedy scene and how that was a hard-won, liberating position that came with its own pressures and exclusions.

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Portrait of the First Lady of ‘SNL’ gives you a treasure trove of best-of moments, personal artifacts — and little else

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