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Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988 6.9 (123 votes) 1h 24m
Genres
Drama Music
Production Companies
BFI
Channel 4 Television
ZDF
Channel Four Films

Distant Voices, Still Lives

In memory, everything happens to music.

Overview

Siblings Maisie and Tony, along with their mother, gather for their sister Eileen's wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks, it becomes clear that the family was not always happy. Their father was physically abusive to his wife and left the children emotionally traumatized. As a result, the children have grown into unhappy adults, looking for love they didn't receive when they were young.

Key Crew

Director: Terence Davies

Writer: Terence Davies

Director of Photography: William Diver, Patrick Duval

Producer: Jennifer Howarth

Top Cast

Freda Dowie

Mother

Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite

Father

Angela Walsh
Angela Walsh

Eileen

Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne

Maisie

Dean Williams

Tony

Sally Davies

Eileen as a child

Susan Flanagan

Maisie as a child

Nathan Walsh

Tony as a child

Videos

4K Re-Release Trailer

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