Shirley Valentine (movie)

Shirley Valentine
Shirley Valentine
Directed by	Lewis Gilbert
Screenplay by	Willy Russell
Based on	Shirley Valentine (play); by Willy Russell
Produced by	Lewis Gilbert
Starring	Pauline Collins; Tom Conti;
Cinematography	Alan Hume
Edited by	Lesley Walker
Music by	Marvin Hamlisch
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	30 August 1989 (US); 27 October 1989 (UK);
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.

Main cast (in credits order)

Pauline Collins as Shirley Valentine-Bradshaw
Tom Conti as Costas Dimitriades
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
Anna Keaveney as Jeanette
Tracie Bennett as Millandra Bradshaw
Ken Sharrock as Sydney
Karen Craig as Thelma
Gareth Jefferson as Brian
Gillian Kearney as young Shirley
Catharine Duncan as young Marjorie

Awards and nominations

Academy Award for Best Actress (Pauline Collins, nominee)
Academy Award for Best Original Song (nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Film (nominee)
BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (Pauline Collins, winner)
BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)
Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy (nominee)
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (Pauline Collins, nominee)
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song (nominee)
British Comedy Award for Top Comedy Film (winner)
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actress (Pauline Collins, winner)
Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (winner)
Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media (nominee)

Other websites

Shirley Valentine on IMDb