Shirley Valentine (1989)
Directed by Lewis Gilbert
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
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The plot, if any (Shirley Valentine for kids?), involves the eponymous Vicky (a fussy Rebecca Hall) and Cristina…
Part Shirley Valentine, part Changing Rooms and part Wish You Were Here, Under the Tuscan Sun is lovely to look at and has good performances, but is let down by a pedestrian script.
The Intouchables achieved that feat as did Muriel's Wedding, Ghost World, the underrated Shirley Valentine and the recent Can You Ever Forgive Me?.