Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool -- Monday Night Movie. Meet 7:30, film at 8:40

Annette Bening and Jamie Bell vividly bring to life the intense love story between Hollywood icon Gloria Grahame and her much younger lover Peter Turner in this bracingly romantic film.

It’s a beguiling story and Bell and Bening are tremendous as the star-crossed lovers.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/02/film-stars-dont-die-in-liverpool-review-jamie-bell-annette-bening-gloria-grahame) (4-stars)

Annette Bening lights up the screen, but Jamie Bell is a sweet, vulnerable marvel
Tim Robey, The Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/film-stars-dont-die-liverpool-review-annette-bening-lights-screen/) (4-stars)

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Gloria Grahame (Bening) was the Oscar®-winning star of The Bad and the Beautiful, played Violet in It's A Wonderful Life and Ado Annie in Oklahoma amongst many other roles. Come the 80s, however, her days of stardom were behind her, and she was treading the boards in Liverpool while trying to suppress worries about her health. It was here she met Peter Turner (Bell), 28 years her junior, and they fell in love.

Adapted from Turner's own memoir about their time together, this is a moving study of a love story filled with humour, passion, and a rare insight - Bening and Bell are both perfect in their roles and we'd be surprised if they didn't get awards nods of their own for their performances.

BBC Radio Film Programme (Thur 16 Nov (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09f2sbq))

Peter Turner explains why his book Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool, about his relationship with Gloria Grahame, took 30 years to make it to the screen, and how Elizabeth Taylor and Madonna were once mooted to play the lead.

To complement the release of Film Stars Don't Die In Liverpool, the British Film Institute is showing a season of Gloria Grahame's best bad girl roles, from The Big Heat to Human Desire. Film historian Pamela Hutchinson picks the most fatale of all her femmes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCwt4kYWOHA

Tickets

Buy your own ticket online (https://uk.patronbase.com/_Watershed/Seats/NumSeats?prod_id=124E&perf_id=12&section_id=M&action=&seat_type_id=STAN) or from the box office (0117 927 5100).

Meeting up

We'll be at the Watershed from about 7:30---a chance to meet and talk before the movie.

We usually get at least one of the large tables in the area between the stairs and the bar, or just in front of the bar. There will be a Meetup sign on the table.

Look for an e-mail on Monday morning and check the Meetup comments after 7:30 on Monday evening for more details.