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Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

No one thought she had the courage, the nerve, or the lingerie.

19896.31h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Written by Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Willy Russell
Produced by Lewis Gilbert
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Top Cast

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw

Tom Conti

Tom Conti

Costas Demitriadis

Julia McKenzie

Julia McKenzie

Gillian

Alison Steadman

Alison Steadman

Jane

Joanna Lumley

Joanna Lumley

Marjorie Majors

Sylvia Syms

Sylvia Syms

Headmistress

Bernard Hill

Bernard Hill

Joe Bradshaw

George Costigan

George Costigan

Dougie

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Anna Keaveney

Jeanette

Tracie Bennett

Tracie Bennett

Millandra

Themes & Keywords

northern englandgreeceliverpool, englandbased on play or musicalbored housewife

About Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine is a romance, comedy film released in 1989 exploring themes of northern england, greece, liverpool, england, based on play or musical, bored housewife. Directed by Lewis Gilbert, it stars Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie. 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.

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