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Shirley Valentine is a 1989 British romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lewis Gilbert. The screenplay by Willy Russell is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title, which follows middle-aged Shirley Valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself and the rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life.
Shirley Valentine is a one-character play by Willy Russell. Taking the form of a monologue by a middle-aged, working class Liverpool housewife, it focuses on her life before and after a transforming holiday abroad.
- Willy Russell
- 1988
Aug 30, 1989 · Shirley is a bored Liverpudlian housewife who finds herself talking to the wall and dreaming of a better life. She wins a trip to Greece and meets a local man who boosts her self-confidence and transforms her.
- (9K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Lewis Gilbert
- 1989-08-30
Shirley Valentine Bradshaw (Pauline Collins) is a 42-year-old housewife living in suburban Liverpool, England, returns home where she has a wide-ranging conversation with her kitchen wall while preparing chips and egg for her husband Joe's (Bernard Hill) dinner.
Find out who starred in the comedy-drama film Shirley Valentine, directed by Lewis Gilbert and written by Willy Russell. See the full list of actors, producers, composers, and other crew members on IMDb.
Shirley Valentine is a 1989 comedy-drama film starring Pauline Collins as a bored housewife who travels to Greece and rediscovers herself. The film has mixed reviews from critics and audiences, with ratings ranging from 1 to 5 stars on Rotten Tomatoes.
- (18)
- Romance, Comedy
- R
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.
