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Film / 1988
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Directed by
Terence Davies
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Freda DowieMother
Pete PostlethwaiteFather
Angela WalshEileen
Lorraine AshbourneMaisie
Dean WilliamsTony
Sally DaviesEileen as a child
Susan FlanaganMaisie as a child
Nathan WalshTony as a child
Michael StarkeDave
Debi JonesMicky
Vincent MaguireGeorge
Marie JellimanJingles
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Antonia MallenRose
Anne DysonGranny
Jean BohtAunty Nell
Chris DarwinRed
Andrew SchofieldLes
Pauline QuirkeDoreen
Carl ChaseUncle Ted
Alan BirdPriest
Matthew LongMr Spaull
Frances DellMargie
Roy FordPriest
Terry MeliaMilitary Policeman
John ThomallaMilitary Policeman
John CarrRegistrar
John MichieSoldier
Jeanette MoseleyBarmaid
Ina CloughLicensee
Bill MooresPubgoer (uncredited)
George MossPubgoer (uncredited)
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