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Shirley Valentine [DVD] [1989]

DVD ~ Pauline Collins
3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
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  • Actors: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman, Joanna Lumley
  • Directors: Lewis Gilbert
  • Writers: Willy Russell
  • Producers: Lewis Gilbert, John Dark
  • Format: Full Screen, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 104 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002XP0FK
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,112 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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    #39 in  DVD > Comedy > Romantic
    #40 in  DVD > Drama > Comedy

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Pauline Collins repeats her stage success as the character Shirley Valentine, a married woman who decides in her middle years that she wants more out of life. Leaving her spouse behind, she heads to Greece, where she grows close to a low-key local bloke (Tom Conti). Collins and director Lewis Gilbert (Educating Rita) choose to let the character, as she did in the play, speak directly to the audience at times and the gamble works in terms of creating a gentle, intimate atmosphere. Conti is a bonus, a warm presence and funny to boot. --Tom Keogh

Synopsis
An unpredictable, wisecracking, bored English housewife accepts an invitation from a friend to a vacation in Greece and rediscovers her zest for life and love.

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33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars so very very poor, 4 Dec 2004
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Firstly let me say that this is a great British film, however Paramount have commited a horrible sin in releasing the DVD version that has been dubbed to "Americanise" some of the language. I totally echo the sentiments of my fellow reviewer except that 3 stars is too high, Paramount with any conscience should not have released this dubbed DVD to the UK public.....shocking
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95 of 97 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous film, shame about the DVD, 11 Nov 2004
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Shirley Valentine is a wonderful film, a bittersweet comedy that deserves repeated viewings, and a film I'd really looked forward to getting on DVD. The version on this disc is cropped from Widescreen, losing picture information on either side (as was the VHS release). But worst of all, this dvd uses a dubbed US print, meaning that all the words that wouldn't be understood in the US have been dubbed. It is very distracting, but most of all kills the jokes - e.g. "MFI" is replaced with "K-Mart". Very disappointing, and shows a real disregard for the product by Paramount. Stick with the VHS - at least that has the original film on it. 5 stars for the film, but zero for the dvd.
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars A DVD outrage, 19 Jan 2005
By Charles Mackenzie "Comedy Chas" (Glasgow, UK) - See all my reviews
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Firstly... this is a wonderful film. A great British comedy which both BAFTA and the American Academy chose to honour. The wonderful things about this film have been well documented in other reviews. Reviews may I add that refer to the VHS version of the film. And that is where your gaze should still be focussed. The distributors of this DVD have criminally given us a dubbed US version (ruining some of the best jokes), haven't bothered to give us the widescreen version and the print is abysmal. My 12 year old VHS copy is as good quality. Such a disappointment. I was eager to get this to add one of my most treasured films to my DVD collection. This is just not fair!
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4.0 out of 5 stars POINT MADE
This film was made in 1989, and it shows. It is about Women's Lib as personified in the story of Shirley herself, but this was the tone and idiom of much of the campaign at that... Read more
Published 11 days ago by DAVID BRYSON

5.0 out of 5 stars JUST GREAT
I saw this film many years ago,but friends and I still refer to it very often, so thought it was time to watch this film again, and once again it lived up to all my expectations,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. McDade

5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant
I didn't se the VHS version - perhaps judging from the reviews that is a good thing.
I loved this film it was fantastically funny, an amzing tale that many of us fantasise... Read more
Published 2 months ago by lisa

5.0 out of 5 stars Shirley Valentine review
This film is never running out of date! I recommend it to all my friends in Hungary!
Published 3 months ago by Agnes

2.0 out of 5 stars I didn't buy this dvd
I so wanted to buy this dvd for a friend who's husband of 28 years had left her for another woman (my wife of 21 years). Read more
Published 5 months ago by S. Nutter

5.0 out of 5 stars A delight
Shirley valentine is a great film in which a married woman, who has children living away from home becomes involved in a life alone and bored at home as a house wife. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Caroline Holland

4.0 out of 5 stars Escape from the reality of midlife...redefine it !!!
The reality of Shirley Valentine is that it's very grounded in reality. Every moment of the film is fraught with ambiguity, moral and emotional. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
An excellent transfer from the stage to the screen - apparently they wanted Cher to take the lead - thank God they stuck with the star that it was intended for. Read more
Published 20 months ago by S. B. kiely-jones

1.0 out of 5 stars First class film, totally ruined.
A great film, but ruined as the print has been hacked and altered to appeal more to US television viewers. Read more
Published 23 months ago by M. Williams

1.0 out of 5 stars A great movie - ruined
As others have said...

Shirley Valentine was - is - a great British comedy/romance/drama. Unfortunately ruined by Paramount. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Steve Ayres

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