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1988·PG-13

Distant Voices, Still Lives

In memory, everything happens to music.

DramaMusic1h 24m

🍅80%

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80%

Tomatometer

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81%

Popcornmeter

6.9

TMDB

Storyline

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.

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Mark Kermode reviews Distant Voices, Still Lives

Mark Kermode reviews Distant Voices, Still Lives

Details

DirectorTerence Davies

ReleasedNov 16, 1988

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

$771.7K

Parental guidePG-13US

Studios

BFI

ZDF

Film Four International

Cast

Freda Dowie

Freda Dowie

Mother

Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Father

Angela Walsh

Angela Walsh

Eileen

Lorraine Ashbourne

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

Michael Starke

Dave

Debi Jones

Micky

Vincent Maguire

George

Marie Jelliman

Jingles

Where to watch(NG)

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Amazon Video

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Reviews

9 reviews · 7 critics · 1 fan

8 fresh · 0 rotten

Critics consensus

“Bracingly original and beautifully composed, Distant Voices, Still Lives is an invigorating period drama that finds director Terence Davies in peak form.”

80% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

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Peter Bradshaw

RTGuardianAug 30, 2018

For all the formal technique and the theatrically controlled tableaux, the drama is vividly present and alive.

D

Danny King

RTVillage VoiceAug 28, 2018

Enthralling...

R

Richard Brody

RTThe New YorkerSep 22, 2014

With an unfailing eye for place, décor, costume, and gesture, the director glides his camera through tangles of memories to evoke joys and horrors with a similar sense of wonder.

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Michael Bronski

RTGay Community News (Boston)Aug 25, 2022

A beautiful feat... this marvelous work blends memory, music and meticulous detail in what are actually two very closely related films.

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Information

Title

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Released

Nov 16, 1988

Rated

PG-13

Region of Origin

United Kingdom, Germany

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 24m

Status

Released

Studios

BFI, ZDF

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