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| Director: Lewis Gilbert
Actors: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia Mckenzie, Alison Steadman, Joanna Lumley
Studio: Paramount
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Rating:  171 reviews
Sales Rank: 4702
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Hifi Sound, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: VHS Tape
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 108 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 3.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 6301627024
UPC: 097363224839
EAN: 9786301627023
ASIN: 6301627024
Theatrical Release Date: August 30, 1989
Release Date: April 16, 1996
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She shoulda been a contender! May 6, 2005
Lyn L. Marker
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I think Pauline Collins should have won an Oscar for this performance. She is so totally believable as Shirley, and the first time I saw this film I was 42 with the same life, the same husband and even the same wall. The film hit my soul so deeply that I pulled a "Shirley", and it shook my husband up so badly he put a poster of Greece right next to our bed to remind him that he could wake up alone one day. It is, and always will be my favorite film. I guess that we all wish to be the girl that we used to be.
Like Sending a Hallmark Card... July 31, 2000
Chris (Alvarado, TX)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
You might embrace the message of "Shirley Valentine" the way I did - as a clue to all men. Not as a threat, but merely a window into the very human need to remain vital. Shirley knows she's middle-aged, frumpy, regarded as a piece of furniture by her husband and grown children. But she also knows there's still life in her heart, a need to blend with other life outside her dreary existence. She knows she need not fade away just because her husband is oblivious to her status as a live human being, with needs, desires, opinions, and sense of humor. She acts on her survival instinct, which is to fulfill a dream of visiting Greece. And a visit is what it started out to be! But while there, with opportunity for her brain and her spirit to renew and revitalize, she makes decisions along the way that lead to a satisfying ending. Going to Greece is not the solution for all of us, but the taking-charge-of-your-own-destiny idea is. This movie should be required watching for all women, and men! It's a message to each other, as well as to ourselves - like sending a Hallmark card that expresses that which we might find difficult to express - that says "Hey, let's all remember that we are human beings, with a right to live a full and vibrant life." Shirley Valentine is a "feel-good" movie. Like "The Doctor" and "Saving Private Ryan", Shirley Valentine should have it's place on every shelf, part of your video-multivitamin store.
Beware. Region 2 DVD Won't Play on US Players June 8, 2006
Phil J (UK)
14 out of 20 found this review helpful
Please be aware that this DVD is Region 2 encoded and will not play on most US DVD players which are Region 1. You can buy player which will ignore the region code on Amazon - just search for "multi region dvd player".
PLEASE issue Shirley Valentine on DVD, won't you? August 21, 2006
georgiana rimicci (Omaha, Nebraska)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Millions of fans of this fabulous movie have waited impatiently for its issue on DVD for years. Why is it taking so long? What seems to be the problem? This movie is absolutely, without question, the most charming, heartwarming, fascinatiing, inspiring, humorous and inspirational movies of all time. Issuing it on DVD would be just a thrilling and most satisying event in many, many years. Won't you PLEASE satisfy the pleas of devotees of this wonderful movie and issue it ASAP on Windescreen Stereo DVD? You won't be disappointed in the overwhelming response you get. Thank you!
The Best Movie October 23, 2006
Toni Fulton (North Carolina)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
A friend got me to watch this movie. It is the best movie I have seen in a long time. I am her. She spoke of me so many times in this move. Any woman with kids and a husband can totally relate to this one. I want it on DVD.. Please put it on a region 1 dvd. I would buy one for All of my friends. It is a must for your collection.
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