Distant Voices, Still Lives

Name: Distant Voices, Still Lives
Director: Terence Davies
Released: 1988-11-16
Duration: 84 min
Rating: 6.823
Cast: Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Dean Williams

6.8

November 16, 1988

1h 24m

Drama Music

"In memory, everything happens to music."

Overview

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.