Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
This movie tells the story of Hollywood actress Gloria Grahame, who finds romance and happiness with a younger man, but her life changes forever when she is diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1970s.
3 August 1973, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
13 May 1958, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, UK
8 May 1984, Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
21 December 1992, Ashford, Kent, England, UK
23 September 1961, London, England, UK
March 02, 2018
Quite the odd couple, they nevertheless seem perfectly suited, and Bening and Bell play them with plenty of heart, horny humour and a powerfully realistic, anti-Hollywood pain.
February 08, 2018
Bening is outstanding as a woman who fears that her fame and beauty are slipping away, and Bell ("Billy Elliot") brings to his character a heartbreaking vulnerability.
January 25, 2018
The screen romance of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool may seem as odd as the real-life pairing was, but it's a credit to all concerned that the validity of it is never in doubt.
March 02, 2018
Ultimately, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is an extremely rewarding romantic drama and should appeal even to those unfamiliar with Gloria Grahame
March 06, 2018
I knew nothing of these individuals beforehand and so it serves as an eye-opener and a fitting tribute.
February 16, 2018
Bening finds the shattered beauty in Grahame, the tragedy of an ex-star hanging on for dear life to her waning looks and fame that has long since passed her by.
February 02, 2018
Annette Bening is one of those rare actresses who makes a movie, however otherwise deficient, worth seeing.
March 06, 2018
... for all its unlikely and fantastical nature, Film Stars is a lovely love story.
February 28, 2018
McGuigan's role is essentially to serve the script and the performers, and we can be grateful the project wasn't handed to a director more bent on imposing an authorial stamp.
February 01, 2018
If the movie meanders, it's refreshing to see a May-September romance in which May is played by the man for once and where the sex is happy, frank, and frequent.
March 01, 2018
As Grahame, Annette Bening captures both the actress's vulnerability and her flintiness, holding her own against a case of talented British actors
February 01, 2018
Worth seeing for Bening's brave and touching performance as an actress past her prime.
