A housewife breaks free from domestic stagnation through a transformative trip, reclaiming her identity and embracing life.
Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.
Lewis Gilbert
Rating: 6.3/10 (109 votes)