Distant Voices, Still Lives

In memory, everything happens to music.

Distant Voices, Still Lives — Plot

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.

• Release date
• November 16, 1988
• Runtime
• 84 min
• Genres
• Drama, Music
• Director
• Terence Davies

Distant Voices, Still Lives — Cast

Freda Dowie Mother Pete Postlethwaite Father Angela Walsh Eileen Lorraine Ashbourne Maisie

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Dean Williams Tony

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Sally Davies Eileen as a child

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Susan Flanagan Maisie as a child

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Nathan Walsh Tony as a child