Shirley Valentine
– Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds h..
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.
30 Aug 1989
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Lewis Gilbert
Willy Russell (play), Willy Russell (screenplay)
Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman
Shirley's a middle-aged Liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husband's chip'n'egg, wondering what happened to her life. She compares scenes in her current life with what she used to be like and feels she's stagnated and in a rut. But when her best friend wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece for two, Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations.
Paramount Home Video