Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
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.
- Released
- 1988-11-16
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Terence Davies
- TMDB rating
- 6.9/10 from 139 votes
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