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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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)
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