Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool: Age gap romance is charming without being creepySony Pictures Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool opens nationwide on March 1. Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (M)106 mins ★★★★The dramatised memoir of a young actor you've never heard of, it's hard to believe a story as unlikely but charming as Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is based on real life – but a quick internet search for "Gloria Grahame" put my ignorance to shame and served to underscore the true beauty of the love affair depicted. "The way she [Annette Bening] characterised Gloria Grahame was very alluring – purposefully so," says co star Jamie Bell. READ MORE:* Twenty movies you must-see in 2018* Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool: Why Jamie Bell decided to play a man who falls in love with someone twice his age* Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool: Bening, Bell shineDirector Paul McGuigan has made a surprising addition to his resume of gangster flicks like Lucky Number Slevin and Gangster No. But for all its unlikely and fantastical nature, Film Stars is a lovely love story.

Source: Stuff March 03, 2018 16:01 UTC