Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

Name: Distant Voices, Still Lives
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1988-11-16
Duration: 84 min
Cast: Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Dean Williams

In memory, everything happens to music.

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.

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Released 1988-11-16 · 84 min · Drama, Music

Directed by Terence Davies

Cast

Freda Dowie as Mother
Pete Postlethwaite as Father
Angela Walsh as Eileen
Lorraine Ashbourne as Maisie
Dean Williams as Tony
Sally Davies as Eileen as a child
Susan Flanagan as Maisie as a child
Nathan Walsh as Tony as a child
Michael Starke as Dave
Debi Jones as Micky
Vincent Maguire as George
Marie Jelliman as Jingles
Antonia Mallen as Rose
Anne Dyson as Granny
Jean Boht as Aunty Nell