Movie
Distant Voices, Still Lives
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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Distant Voices, Still Lives opened in theaters July 28, 1989. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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
Freda DowieMother
Pete PostlethwaiteFather
Angela WalshEileen
Lorraine AshbourneMaisieCredits
- Directed by
- Terence Davies
- Written by
- Terence Davies
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Box office
- $771.7K
Production
BFIUnited Kingdom
ZDFGermany
Film Four InternationalUnited Kingdom