Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

Directed by

Paul McGuigan

Genre

drama film, biographical film, romance film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 45m

Rated

R

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 181 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man in 1970s Liverpool has a relationship with an older American actress. Years later she returns to his family home as she is dying from stomach cancer.

tenderbittersweetintimateslow-burnnostalgicmelancholicromanticgentle

What happens

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is a 2017 biographical romantic drama film directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Annette Bening and Jamie Bell, with Vanessa Redgrave and Julie Walters. It is based on the memoir of the same name by Peter Turner, which tells of his relationship with American actress Gloria Grahame in 1970s Liverpool and, some years later, her death from stomach cancer. The film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 1 September 2017. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 November by Lionsgate and in the United States on 29 December by Sony Pictures Classics. At the 71st British Academy Film Awards, it received three nominations: Best Actress (Bening), Best Actor (Bell) and Best Adapted Screenplay. The film received generally positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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