Film

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988 · 1h 24m · Drama · Music

In memory, everything happens to music.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

80%

Metacritic

86

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.

Freda Dowie

Mother

Pete Postlethwaite

Father

Angela Walsh

Eileen

Lorraine Ashbourne

Maisie

Dean Williams

Tony

Sally Davies

Eileen as a child

Susan Flanagan

Maisie as a child

Nathan Walsh

Tony as a child

Michael Starke

Dave

Debi Jones

Micky

Vincent Maguire

George

Marie Jelliman

Jingles

Antonia Mallen

Rose

Anne Dyson

Granny

Jean Boht

Aunty Nell

Chris Darwin

Red

• Terence DaviesDirector · Writer
• Jennifer HowarthProducer
• Colin MacCabeExecutive Producer
• William DiverDirector of Photography · Editor
• Patrick DuvalDirector of Photography
• Priscilla JohnCasting

4K Re-Release Trailer

Release date

November 16, 1988

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

PG-13

Revenue

$771,745

Genres

Drama, Music

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