Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
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.
Key facts
- Released:
- 1988-11-16
- Runtime:
- 84 min
- Genres:
- Drama, Music
- Director:
- Terence Davies
- Top cast:
- Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Dean Williams, Sally Davies
- Original language:
- EN
- TMDB rating:
- 6.8/10 from 134 votes
- Bynge Score:
- 6.5/10