Distant Voices, Still Lives

Movie

Drama

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.

Date: 11/16/1988

Rating: 6.8

Cast: Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Dean Williams, Sally Davies, Susan Flanagan, Nathan Walsh, Michael Starke, Debi Jones, Vincent Maguire, Marie Jelliman, Antonia Mallen, Anne Dyson, Jean Boht, Chris Darwin, Andrew Schofield, Pauline Quirke, Carl Chase, Alan Bird, Matthew Long, Frances Dell, Roy Ford, Terry Melia, John Thomalla, John Carr, John Michie, Jeanette Moseley, Ina Clough, Bill Moores, George Moss

Freda Dowie

Pete Postlethwaite