Annette Being plays 1940s/50s film star Gloria Grahame in the later stages of her career in 'Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool'. Grahame was struggling for work and struggling with her health whilst in Liverpool, England in the late 1970s and she found support and more from a co-resident (Jamie Bell) in the guest houses where they were residents.
Bening and Bell are superb in this re-creation of actual events.
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We saw a trailer for it today when seeing Finding Your Feet. It is a maybe to see.
ReplyDeleteIt is not a happy story Andrew but it interested me. In my young days I spent many hours in dark cinemas watching Grahame in movies. She also was the 'I cain't say no' girl in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma.
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