Shirley Valentine (movie)

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 
 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)

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