Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Love, just like in the movies.
RomanceDrama1970sbiographyliverpool, englandcancerbased on memoir or autobiographyolder woman younger man relationshipfading star
A tender, melancholic portrait of an unlikely romance between a fading Hollywood legend and a younger man, grounded in intimacy and the weight of mortality.
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.
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