The movie is based on the real love affair between Peter Turner, 26, and Gloria Graham, 55, during the late 1970s. Gloria was an Academy award-winning actress who starred in movies during the late 1940s and early 1950s. The affair ended when Gloria was diagnosed with recurring breast cancer; she pushed Peter away and never told him of her illness. During her last weeks, not wanting to die in hospital, she reconnected with Peter and he brought her to his family home in Liverpool.

In the beginning of the film I had a bit of trouble placing whether the scenes were from the past or in the present; only a few years separated the two storylines so there weren’t a lot of changes in the looks of the characters. The movie is based on a book and I’m tempted to add it to my Want to Read list.