Shirley Valentine | |
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Directed by | Lewis Gilbert |
Screenplay by | Willy Russell |
Based on | Shirley Valentine (play) by Willy Russell |
Produced by | Lewis Gilbert |
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Cinematography | Alan Hume |
Edited by | Lesley Walker |
Music by | Marvin Hamlisch |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $6,353,913 |
Shirley Valentine is a 1989 British romantic comedy-movie. It stars Pauline Collins. Tom Conti plays her lover. Bernard Hill plays her husband. Alison Steadman plays her friend.
It is about a Liverpool housewife whose family gives her too little attention. She travels to Greece and has an affair with a local man.
The screenplay is by Willy Russell. It is based on his 1986 one-character play of the same title.
This movie was released in August 1989 in the United States. The reviews for Shirley Valentine were mixed. The movie received several awards and was nominated for some Golden Globe and Academy Awards.