Shirley Valentine
(1989)
Directed by Lewis
Gilbert this film based on the play of the same name stars Pauline
Collins, Toni Conti and Bernard Hill. A housewife from Liverpool has
a midlife crisis and goes off to Greece for two weeks.
Coming with a big
reputation there are moments of this film that I enjoyed but in the
end I am not sure it has aged that well. Certainly it is nice to see
the point of view of a downtrodden housewife get explored but at
times the whole thing feels like too much of a fantasy wish
fulfilment. Educating Rita (1983) is probably a better effort from
this creative team.
3/5
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