Shirley Valentine is a witty, British look at one woman's triumph over traditional gender roles, boredom, and the empty nest. She is offered a way out, a holiday and after many hums and hahs, Shirley seizes the opportunity and goes to Greece, a world far away from her troubles. There, she sees a new life for herself, one that she would rather than back home in a lost marriage. Shirley brakes out of the mould set for

desperately craved for and now is again? I wish it ended with a good, happy, solid ending, but not all tales end up happy-well not for everyone.

Rita felt that at the end she had want she wanted, but secretly I don't think she liked the fact that Frank was going off to Australia. I have a feeling she knew about his feelings for her, but she never said anything-maybe because she thought it was wrong (because of the teacher-student relationship thing) or maybe she just didn't have feelings for him. He felt that he had had enough of being a lecturer and wanted a change, after all that he had been through with Rita and his secret love for her that he did nothing about. But, I guess he wanted it that way.

I feel that Shirley wasn't content at the end. The story leaves y

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