Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017)

A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.

Director:

Paul McGuigan

Writers:

Matt Greenhalgh (screenplay), Peter Turner (based on the memoir by)

Stars:

Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Kenneth Cranham

Nominated for 3 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Annette Bening	...	Gloria Grahame
Jamie Bell	...	Peter Turner
Kenneth Cranham	...	Joe Snr
Julie Walters	...	Bella
Jodie McNee	...	Jessie
Stephen Graham	...	Joe Jnr
Joanna Brookes	...	Didi
Pete Lee-Wilson	...	Barman
Jay Villiers	...	Georgie
Marina Bye	...	PR Person
Vanessa Redgrave	...	Jean
Frances Barber	...	Joy
Pandora Colin	...	Surgeon
Alexander Arnold	...	Anaesthetist
Gemma Oaten	...	Patient

Storyline

Real life proves just as dramatic off-screen as it does on it for these two actors, the aging Hollywood superstar Gloria Grahame and her younger lover, Peter Turner. As their mismatched romance waxes and wanes over time, events conspire to keep them in each other's lives even when it proves difficult and demanding. Ultimately, they find that they must each come to terms with whatever fate they face in the future whether they are together or apart.

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Plot Keywords:

female nudity | topless female nudity | breast sucking | older woman younger man relationship | based on real person | 

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Taglines:

Love, Just Like in the Movies

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexual content and brief nudity

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 November 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

Las estrellas de cine nunca mueren

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$1,026,124, 3 May 2018

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eon Productions, Isobel Griffiths Limited, Synchronistic Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film cast includes one Oscar winner: Vanessa Redgrave; one BAFTA winner: Jamie Bell; and two Oscar nominees: Annette Bening and Julie Walters.

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Quotes

Peter Turner: Has anyone ever told you that you look like Lauren Bacall when you smoke?
Gloria Grahame: Humphrey Bogart. And I didn't like it then either.

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Connections

References Singin' in the Rain (1952)

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Soundtracks

Ace in the Hole
Written by James E. Dempsey, George Mitchell
Performed by Gloria Grahame
From the motion picture Naked Alibi (1954)
Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Courtesy of Universal Studios

User Reviews

Film stars don't die in Liverpool

Oscar winner Gloria Graeme, no longer an in demand Hollywood star, spends her last years appearing in plays in the UK where she falls in love with a young Liverpudlian.

Very sad, moving film about love and death with a fine performance by Bell. It is though Bening's film, who is absolutely on top form. Not getting an Oscar nod was very strange, particularly given some of the nominees in 2018.

Worth seeing if you're up for it - but be warned, not a lot of laughs.