Moore had two films that premiered in 2018 . She was drawn to Sebastián Lelio 's '' Gloria Bell '' , an English-language remake of Lelio 's own Chilean film '' Gloria '' , for its rare depiction of a middle-age woman 's quest for meaning in life . Stephen Dalton of '' The Hollywood Reporter '' believed that she had delivered " an utterly natural and quietly spellbinding star performance " . Her second film that year was '' Bel Canto '' , a thriller based on Ann Patchett 's novel of the same name about the Japanese embassy hostage crisis . For her performance as an opera singer , she learnt to mimic the body language of professionals for scenes in which Renée Fleming performed the vocals . Guy Lodge of the '' Chicago Tribune '' deemed the film an unsuccessful adaptation of the novel and considered Moore 's work to be " edgeless fare by her standards " . The following year , she teamed with her husband once again in '' After the Wedding '' , a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film of the same name . It featured her and Michelle Williams in roles played by men in the original film . That same year , she will star in '' The Staggering Girl '' , a short film directed by Luca Guadagnino
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Julianne Moore