Distant Voices, Still Lives
“In memory, everything happens to music.”
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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Cast
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Freda Dowie
Mother
Known for
Jason and the Argonauts
The Omen
Pete Postlethwaite
Father
Known for
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Inception
Angela Walsh
Eileen
Known for
I Hired a Contract Killer
Lorraine Ashbourne
Maisie
Known for
Bridgerton
Jane Eyre
Dean Williams
Tony
Also in
No Surrender
Watching
Sally Davies
Eileen as a child
Susan Flanagan
Maisie as a child
Also in
Fools of Fortune
Nathan Walsh
Tony as a child
No other roles listed
Michael Starke
Dave
Known for
The 51st State
The Virtues
Debi Jones
Micky
Vincent Maguire
George
Also in
Cutting It
Warriors
Marie Jelliman
Jingles
Also in
Under the Skin
No Strings
Terence Davies Director · William Diver Cinematographer Patrick Duval Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $772K · United States release July 28, 1989 · Produced in United Kingdom, Germany
Box office
Worldwide gross
$771,745
Production
BFI
Production
ZDF
Production
Film Four International
Production
British Film Institute
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
United Kingdom · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 13, 1988
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · July 28, 1989
Limited theatrical · Los Angeles, California
United Kingdom · March 23, 1990
Theatrical
United States
September 29, 1988 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
Belgium
February 9, 1989 · Limited theatrical · Gent
Canada
September 11, 1988 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Denmark
November 16, 1988 · Limited theatrical
Finland
February 17, 1989 · Theatrical
France
November 16, 1988 · Theatrical
Italy
November 16, 1988 · Premiere · Milan
November 18, 1988 · Theatrical
Japan
December 9, 1989 · Theatrical
Sweden
November 16, 1988 · Theatrical
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