Can't argue with this. Willy Russell also wrote the music, though Marvin Hamlisch wrote Patti Austin's title song (lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman), Stravinsky's 'Firebird' gets a look in, and there's some rather lovely (but out of place) flamenco (uncredited) and a dash of Greek music besides.
Should mention Gillian Kearney as the young Shirley (Sylvia Syms is the headmistress).
Like the rather open-ended ending.
Pauline Collins quite rightly won the BAFTA but lost the Oscar to Jessica Tandy (Driving Miss Daisy). Russell writes for / about women well.
Russell, originally a hairdresser, then a teacher, has lately written a novel ('The Wrong Boy' in 2000), had one of his plays adapted as a musical ('Our Day Out') and has had a couple of exhibitions of paintings.
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