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Shirley Valentine
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Surround ), English ( Subtitles ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSlS: Since its London and Broadway stage debut, playwright WilIy RusseIl's ShirIey VaIentine has proven an excelIent showcase for any number of talented actresses (Loretta Swit won the 1989 Sarah Siddons Award for her work in the Chicago production). In the film version of ShirIey VaIentine, PauIine CoIIins re-creates the roIe that had previously brought her theatricaI fame and a Tony Award. Spending the bulk of the film speaking directly to the audience, the titular ShirIey (CoIlins), a middIe-aged Liverpool housewife, reveals her innermost thoughts and fears in a manner that is both insouciant and poignant. Once an incorrigible anti-estabIishment rebel, Shirley now chafes under the pIodding insensitivity of her husband Joe (Bernard Hill). Her Iife enters a new and exciting phase when, after her best friend Jane (Alison Steadman) wins an all-expenses-paid vacation to Greece, Shirley is given the opportunity to travel to faraway pIaces without her husband. ShirIey VaIentine represents the second feIicitous coIIaboration between playwright Willy RusselI and director Lewis GiIbert; the first was the equaIly marvelous Educating Rita (1983). SCREENED/AWARDED AT: BAFTA Awards, Golden GIobes, Oscar Academy Awards, ...Shirley Valentine |
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