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.| Status: | Released (1988-11-16) |
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| Awards: | 11 wins & 7 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $693,563 |
| Screen: | Terence Davies |
| Productions: | BFI, Film Four International |
| Production Countries: | United Kingdom |
| Spoken Languages: | English |
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Casts
- 127168: Freda Dowie - Mother
- 4935: Pete Postlethwaite - Father
- 1231397: Angela Walsh - Eileen
- 78329: Lorraine Ashbourne - Maisie
- 1743306: Dean Williams - Tony
- 1743308: Sally Davies - Eileen as a child
- 1743310: Susan Flanagan - Maisie as a child
Crews
- 93911: Terence Davies - Director - Directing
- 93911: Terence Davies - Writer - Writing
- 1640361: Colin Nicolson - Sound Recordist - Sound
- 28497: William Diver - Director of Photography - Camera
- 589763: Patrick Duval - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1188576: Jocelyn James - Art Direction - Art
- 3311: Priscilla John - Casting - Production
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Review text:
This film is a little like an LP. It has two distinct sides. One "Distant Voices" focuses on just what makes the father of a small family tick. Two - "Still Lives" dwells more on the lives of the children. Unlike on the vinyl though, once we are on that side of the record there are n ....
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