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16/11/1988 Drama, Music 1h 24m
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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.

  1. Terence Davies

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Freda Dowie

    Mother

  2. Pete Postlethwaite

    Father

  3. Angela Walsh

    Eileen

  4. Lorraine Ashbourne

    Maisie

  5. Dean Williams

    Tony

  6. Sally Davies

    Eileen as a child

  7. Susan Flanagan

    Maisie as a child

  8. Nathan Walsh

    Tony as a child

  9. Michael Starke

    Dave

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-09-05
This film is a little like an LP. It has two distinct sides. One "Distant Voices" focuses on just what makes the father of a small family tick. Two - "Still Lives" dwells more on the lives of the children. Unlike on the vinyl though, once we are on that side of the record there are no tracks. The story flits about with a non-consistent chronology to bring us the happy, the sad, the brutal and the gentle and it really does showcase well the acting talents of Pete Postlethwaite as the father. A man of the times, who treats women with scant regard. Not, perhaps, because he is inherently cruel or ...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$771,745.00

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