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Distant Voices, Still Lives

In memory, everything happens to music.

  • Movie
  • 1988
  • PG-13
  • 1h 24m

Directed by Terence Davies

6.9

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6.9 out of 10 from 139 votes

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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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Cast and crew

  • Freda Dowie

    Freda DowieMother

  • Pete Postlethwaite

    Pete PostlethwaiteFather

  • Angela Walsh

    Angela WalshEileen

  • Lorraine Ashbourne

    Lorraine AshbourneMaisie

  • Dean WilliamsTony

  • Sally DaviesEileen as a child

  • Susan FlanaganMaisie as a child

  • Nathan WalshTony as a child

  • Michael Starke

    Michael StarkeDave

  • Debi JonesMicky

  • Vincent MaguireGeorge

  • Marie JellimanJingles

  • Antonia MallenRose

  • Anne Dyson

    Anne DysonGranny

  • Jean Boht

    Jean BohtAunty Nell

  • Chris DarwinRed

  • Andrew Schofield

    Andrew SchofieldLes

  • Pauline Quirke

    Pauline QuirkeDoreen

Director
Terence Davies
Writer
Terence Davies
Cinematography
William Diver and Patrick Duval