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.
Rated
PG-13
Year
1988
Country
GB
Language
English
Release date
16 November 1988
TMDB
6.9 (138)
CineVerse
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Ratings
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Freda Dowie
Mother
Pete Postlethwaite
Father
Angela Walsh
Eileen
Lorraine Ashbourne
Maisie
D
Dean Williams
Tony
S
Sally Davies
Eileen as a child
S
Susan Flanagan
Maisie as a child
N
Nathan Walsh
Tony as a child
Michael Starke
Dave
D
Debi Jones
Micky
V
Vincent Maguire
George
M
Marie Jelliman
Jingles
A
Antonia Mallen
Rose
Anne Dyson
Granny
Jean Boht
Aunty Nell
C
Chris Darwin
Red
Andrew Schofield
Les
Pauline Quirke
Doreen
Carl Chase
Uncle Ted
A
Alan Bird
Priest
M
Matthew Long
Mr Spaull
F
Frances Dell
Margie
R
Roy Ford
Priest
T
Terry Melia
Military Policeman
J
John Thomalla
Military Policeman
J
John Carr
Registrar
John Michie
Soldier
J
Jeanette Moseley
Barmaid
I
Ina Clough
Licensee
Bill Moores
Pubgoer (uncredited)
G
George Moss
Pubgoer (uncredited)
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