There is a bus stop outside which is convenient too. Shirley valentines greece fodors travel talk forums. Manoulas beach hotel manoulas mykonos beach resort hotel. If there is a shred of plausibility in the film, it comes from bernard hills performance as shirley valentines husband. You could get some local greek food for lunch at the hippie fish and then relax at the beach, or vice versa, making for a nice little outing in amongst the place where in mykonos, greece, shirley valentine was filmed. Our guests have an unmatched opportunity to relax in the large seawater swimming pool. Movie hiker shirley valentine filming locations and sets. Our shirley valentine summer itvs selfloathing, mid. Top 6 best bars and clubs on mykonos island, greece.
Shirley valentine pauline collins, tom conti shirleys a middleaged liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husbands chipnegg, wondering what happened to her life. Europe shirley valentines greece finally, my dh and i are looking at the possibility of going to greecegreek isles next year. Famous movies filmed in mykonos mykonos townhouse hotel. Itv the itv series was filmed on the greek island of naxos, the largest of the cyclades in the south. Like millions of other people, i first saw agios ioannis beach on mykonos in the 1989 shirley valentine movie starring oscarnominated actress pauline collins. What happened when eight famous women followed in the footsteps of shirley valentine, from the 1989 film of the same name starring pauline collins, seeking romance and fulfilment in greece. Why do we get all this life if we dont ever use it.
Bored with her suburban life, shirley takes a chance on adventure when a friend invites her on a vacation to greece. It takes the form of a monologue by a middleaged, working class liverpool housewife. The island of mykonos is famous for its picturesque landscape that provides an excellent movie set. Shirley valentine one of the most famous movies filmed in mykonos is the romantic comedy from 1989, shirley valentine. Love islandstyle series based on shirley valentine with. Mykonos, greece 12 of 12 found this interesting interesting.
Shirley valentine 1989 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Within no time she s back to her rebellious teenage roots, saying yes to a wild fling with a handsome rogue tom conti and the life she s always wanted. New reality show my shirley valentine summer to be. As she tells her friend, ive fallen in love with life again. Where in mykonos greece was shirley valentine filmed. Visit greece films shot in greece, shirley valentine. Willy russells shirley valentine starring jodie prenger shirley is a liverpool housewife. The hippie fish restaurant next door was very nice and there is a beach in the front which is where shirley valentine was filmed. I also loved mamma mia 2 although i have read this has been filmed in croatia and not greece shirley valentinemykonos. She compares scenes in her current life with what she used to be like and feels shes stagnated and in a rut. Shirleys a middleaged liverpool housewife, who finds herself talking to the wall while she prepares her husbands chipnegg, wondering what happened to her life.
Shirley valentine is a 1989 british romantic comedydrama film directed by lewis gilbert. I always like to watch films with our destination as a backdrop. We would spend about two weeks there, and want to experience. All are just a few kilpmtres from mykonos town, also seen numerous times in the film. It only took me 22 years, but in may i finally got to see the shirley valentine beach with. The manoulas beach hotel in agios ioannis, mykonos is a stylish property featuring 77 classic, superior, and suites hotel rooms that guarantee its guests a comfortable and relaxing stay on the island of mykonos. She then is given a once in a lifetime chance to take a trip to greece, which changes her life. Lizzie cundy, nancy dellolio, melinda messenger and a host of over40 celebrity single ladies jet to greece to find the men of their dreams in new series.
Another great film that i loved was shirley valentine. I know of zorba the greek of course, and shirley valentine greece is. The shirley valentine beach is actually located at agios ioannis, a small beach town about a 15 minute drive from mykonos town. Kobal collection shutterstock where was shirley valentine filmed. Luxury hotel mykonos greece mykonos beach hotel adorno. May 16, 2007 mykonos the world famous, cosmopolitan greek island that is also the location of where the hit movie from the 80s, shirley valentine was filmed. Shirley valentine simple english wikipedia, the free. Films greek relatedfilmed in greecemelanies live love. A classic romcom and escapism film where we see shirley bradshaw take a holiday with her friend to escape the monotony of everyday life, take a break from her husband, joe and try to find the shirley valentine in herself again. Liverpool, merseyside, england, uk 2 of 2 found this interesting interesting. A twoweek holiday becomes a lifechanging event in this 1989 comedy starring pauline collins as a frustrated liverpudlian housewife who leaves her husband and heads to a. With pauline collins, tom conti, julia mckenzie, alison steadman. Taking the form of a monologue by a middleaged, working class liverpool housewife, it focuses on her life before and after a transforming holiday abroad.
Our shirley valentine summer stars talk love and happiness. Top 10 best things to do on mykonos island, greece. It only took me 22 years, but in may i finally got to see the shirley valentine beach with my own eyes and camera. Like in movie sostiene pereira, when pereira in his late 50 or 60 made tremendous change in his life, shocked by death of a young man. The screenplay by willy russell is based on his 1986 onecharacter play of the same title, which follows middleaged shirley valentine in an unexpected discovery of herself, and rekindling of her childhood dreams and youthful love of life. Here begins a passionate, holiday, love affair with greek waiter.
Shirley longs to reclaim her identity as the spunky shirley valentine of her youth. Costas, and the beginning of shirleys life in greece. Shirley valentine was filmed using which mykonos hotel. As movie midlife crises go, shirley valentines is a doozy. Top 8 best beaches to visit on mykonos island, greece. The famous film of shirley valentine, directed by lewis gilbert in 1989, was a wonderful romantic comedy, detailing the life and adventures of shirley valentine, from liverpool to. Shirley valentine was mainly filmed in greece credit. He isnt a bad bloke, just a tired and indifferent one, and when he follows his wife to greece at the end of the film there are a few moments so truthful that they show up the artifice of the rest.
A new reality series is set to be filmed in greece, titled my shirley valentine summer set to feature eight wellknown women whose identities have yet to be revealed, the series has been. Shirley valentine, a fed up, english housewife with a penchant for talking to walls, jumps at the chance of a holiday in greece, when her friend drops out, shirley travels to mykonos alone. Shirley valentine is a onecharacter play by willy russell. Manoulas mykonos beach resort, partway up the hill behind agios ioannis beach, is where some of the scenes from shirley valentine were filmed this is a video i shot at agios ioannis beach in may 2012 this is a short video i shot at the beach in may 2011. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The series, which features celebrities looking to revamp their lives and find new love, sees the group travel out to the greek islands, where they will stay in a villa together. The iconic beach scene from the movie shirley valentine on agios ioannis. The cafe on the beach where shirley watches the sun, meets her greek and later working there is. Its traditional cycladic architecture with small cubic houses, its worldknown windmills, the little venice neighborhood, the amazing beaches, and the wonderful sunshine create a very special movie background.
In fact, many greek and foreign films have been set in mykonos. The beach known as shirley valentine beach is now where the deluxe hotel mykonos grand is located. Oscarnominated actress pauline collins plays shirley, a liverpudlian housewife who goes on an unexpected journey of. Filming locations 8 filming dates 1 filming locations. The film is about shirley who constantly talks to her kitchen wall as she feels unappreciated and not listened to by her husband. One of eight celebrities in the throes of middle age in our shirley valentine summer thursday, 9. Shirley valentine beach on mykonos my greece travel blog.
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