Shirley Valentine (film) to retain the best of Willy Russell's theatrical devices . . . while opening out the action to embrace a big-screen atmosphere. The supporting cast, particularly Bernard Hill as Collins's Neanderthal husband, is equally convincing, with only the hammy Conti (glistening teeth and appalling accent) striking a momentary false note." Among reviewers who found the film banal and hollow, Caryn James of "The New York Times" observed, "By adding all the characters and settings that Shirley only talks about on stage, the film reveals the weakness of Mr. Russell's script as surely as if a magician's clumsy assistant had pointed
Rita Guedes more than 10 plays and numerous interests in series, such as "Carga Pesada" Program and "Você Decide". Rita Guedes Rita de Cássia de Sousa Guedes (born January 2, 1972, Catanduva) is a Brazilian actress. At 14 Rita joined the theater group Roda Viva, which is developed and presented their work at the Teatro Municipal Catanduva, under the direction of Tabajara Fields. At 17 he moved Catanduva to Campinas, where he soon joined the theater company Mambembe: the Santa Sia. At age 19 he moved to São Paulo. When the novel opens "Despedida de Solteiro" saw his career take off, both