RomanceDrama

Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

- Love, just like in the movies.

Liverpool, 1978: What starts as a vibrant affair between a legendary femme-fatale, the eccentric Academy Award-winning actress Gloria Grahame, and her young lover, British actor Peter Turner, quickly grows into a deeper relationship, with Turner being the person Gloria turns to for comfort.

Release Date : 2017-11-17

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : EON ProductionsIM GlobalLionsgate

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Gloria Grahame

Original Name : Annette Bening

Gender : Female

Character Name : Peter Turner

Original Name : Jamie Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bella Turner

Original Name : Julie Walters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joe Turner, Jr

Original Name : Stephen Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Turner

Original Name : Kenneth Cranham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eileen

Original Name : Leanne Best

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeanne McDougall

Original Name : Vanessa Redgrave

Gender : Female

Character Name : Joy

Original Name : Frances Barber

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dan

Original Name : James Bloor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tim

Original Name : Tom Brittney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vanessa

Original Name : Isabella Laughland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Fifi Oscard

Original Name : Suzanne Bertish

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Joey Batey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Georgie

Original Name : Jay Villiers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam

Original Name : Michael Billington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jackie

Original Name : Peter Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor Grace

Original Name : Tim Ahern

Gender : Male

Character Name : Didi

Original Name : Joanna Brookes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doctor MacPhail

Original Name : David Decio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brian

Original Name : Rick Bacon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pub Landlord

Original Name : Pete Lee-Wilson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pub Customer / Theatre Audience

Original Name : Ify Mbaeliachi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dancer

Original Name : Vaslov Goom

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Paul Dallison

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab driver

Original Name : Bentley Kalu

Gender : Male

Character Name : French man

Original Name : Gino Picciano

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waiter

Original Name : Adam Lazarus

Gender : Male

Character Name : Liza Minelli

Original Name : Luana Di Pasquale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Female Patient

Original Name : Gemma Oaten

Gender : Female

Character Name : Casino Gambler

Original Name : Jade Clarke

Gender : Female

Character Name : Intrigued Student

Original Name : Edward Bourne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Barmaid

Original Name : Nicola-Jayne Wells

Gender : Female

Character Name : Member of Theatre Audience

Original Name : Helen Iesha Goldthorpe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at London pub

Original Name : Glynn Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theatre Audience

Original Name : Anna Afferr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Theatre Audience

Original Name : Lee Adach

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jessie

Original Name : Jodie McNee

Gender : Female

Character Name : PR Person

Original Name : Marina Bye

Gender : Female

Character Name : Surgeon

Original Name : Pandora Colin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Anaesthetist

Original Name : Alexander Arnold

Gender : Male

Reviews

Peter McGinn

@narrator56

2022-07-20

I really liked Annette Bening in films like Regarding Henry and An American President, so I am a little surprised I didn’t catch this film closer to its release date. It is an excellent movie, well written and with strong acting across the board. The drama queen movie star is nearly a movie cliche, but it isn’t overplayed here by Bening or the script. M When movies are based on real people I tend to do a little research out of curiosity, and Gloria Grahame’s life story is an interesting one. She made medical decisions that were destined to shorten her life, but one can argue that it reflected her overall attitude and the fact that she packed the days of her life more than most of us manage to do. And I was quite surprised to learn she had been merely 16 years old when she played bombshell blonde Violet on It’s a Wonderful Life. She seemed to be one of those people the camera loves. Of course this movie is based on a memoir written by Gloria’s younger lover Peter Turner who, as happens in other biopics, is given a cameo appearance in this movie. Of course, he was an actor in hos own right, so it wasn’t an empty gesture.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-06-03

Based on Peter Turner's book, this is quite a touching story of the last few years of Gloria Grahame's battle against breast cancer. She (Annette Bening) had been struggling with the disease for many years but refused to let it defeat her when she arrived in the UK to perform on stage. That's when she encounters the young Peter (Jamie Bell). He's struggling to make a living treading the boards, and at just twenty-eight is completely unaware of the Hollywood pedigree of his new neighbour. Quickly they are much more than that; she is introduced to his family and then he is whisked off to the US to meet her's. There is quite a contrast between the affection she receives from his mother (Julie Walters) and that which he receives from her's (Vanessa Redgrave) and we start to see strains in their relationship. The audience is aware of the reasons for some of the strains, but Peter is not. Not until he has returned home and she returns for a fling on stage that, well that's where history takes over. It's quite a poignantly presented story with at times lively, at others more considered performances from both Bening and Bell. They have fun, and it's easy to see why she falls for this diverting young man who makes her feel alive again. He is completely smitten, too - but his affections more visceral. It's also quite an interesting look at just how a woman once so fêted and honoured by her profession was now reduced to sharing lodgings and doing English provincial theatre to pay the bills. Almost completely ignored on the awards circuit - perhaps it was just a bit too close to home?