Shirley Valentine
1989 · Movie · R · 108 min · ★ 6.3
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
Based on Shirley Valentine
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Details
- Years
- 1989
- Release date
- 1989-08-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 108 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (108 votes)
- Box office
- $38,000,000
Themes
- northern england
- greece
- liverpool, england
- based on play or musical
- bored housewife
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actress · 1990 · nominated
Cast & crew
Pauline Collins
as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Tom Conti
as Costas Demitriadis
Julia McKenzie
as Gillian
Alison Steadman
as Jane
Joanna Lumley
as Marjorie Majors
Sylvia Syms
as Headmistress
Bernard Hill
as Joe Bradshaw
George Costigan
as Dougie
- AK
Anna Keaveney
as Jeanette
Tracie Bennett
as Millandra
Directed by Lewis Gilbert