Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
In memory, everything happens to music.
84 min
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.
- Release date
- September 29, 1988
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Box office
- $771,745
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Trailer
Cast
- Freda Dowie as Mother
- Pete Postlethwaite as Father
- Angela Walsh as Eileen
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Maisie
- Dean Williams as Tony
- Michael Starke as Dave
- Vincent Maguire as George
- Anne Dyson as Granny
- Chris Darwin as Red
- Andrew Schofield as Les
- Pauline Quirke as Doreen
- Carl Chase as Uncle Ted
- Matthew Long as Mr Spaull
- Roy Ford as Priest
- John Michie as Soldier
- Ina Clough as Licensee
- Sally Davies as Eileen as a Child
- Nathan Walsh as Tony as a Child
- Susan Flanagan as Maisie as a Child
Crew
- Terence Davies · Director
- Terence Davies · Writer
- Jennifer Howarth · Producer
- William Diver · Cinematographer
- Patrick Duval · Cinematographer
- William Diver · Editor
- Priscilla John · Casting director