Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1546 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-11-08
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Full Screen, PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 104 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Pauline Collins repeats her stage success as the character Shirley Valentine, a married woman who decides in her middle years that she wants more out of life. Leaving her spouse behind, she heads to Greece, where she grows close to a low-key local bloke (Tom Conti). Collins and director Lewis Gilbert (Educating Rita) choose to let the character, as she did in the play, speak directly to the audience at times and the gamble works in terms of creating a gentle, intimate atmosphere. Conti is a bonus, a warm presence and funny to boot. --Tom Keogh

Synopsis
An unpredictable, wisecracking, bored English housewife accepts an invitation from a friend to a vacation in Greece and rediscovers her zest for life and love.

Customer Reviews

so very very poor
Firstly let me say that this is a great British film, however Paramount have commited a horrible sin in releasing the DVD version that has been dubbed to "Americanise" some of the language. I totally echo the sentiments of my fellow reviewer except that 3 stars is too high, Paramount with any conscience should not have released this dubbed DVD to the UK public.....shocking

Fabulous film, shame about the DVD
Shirley Valentine is a wonderful film, a bittersweet comedy that deserves repeated viewings, and a film I'd really looked forward to getting on DVD. The version on this disc is cropped from Widescreen, losing picture information on either side (as was the VHS release). But worst of all, this dvd uses a dubbed US print, meaning that all the words that wouldn't be understood in the US have been dubbed. It is very distracting, but most of all kills the jokes - e.g. "MFI" is replaced with "K-Mart". Very disappointing, and shows a real disregard for the product by Paramount. Stick with the VHS - at least that has the original film on it. 5 stars for the film, but zero for the dvd.

A DVD outrage
Firstly... this is a wonderful film. A great British comedy which both BAFTA and the American Academy chose to honour. The wonderful things about this film have been well documented in other reviews. Reviews may I add that refer to the VHS version of the film. And that is where your gaze should still be focussed. The distributors of this DVD have criminally given us a dubbed US version (ruining some of the best jokes), haven't bothered to give us the widescreen version and the print is abysmal. My 12 year old VHS copy is as good quality. Such a disappointment. I was eager to get this to add one of my most treasured films to my DVD collection. This is just not fair!