Distant Voices, Still Lives

Overview

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.

Directed by Terence Davies

Top cast

Freda Dowie

Mother

Pete Postlethwaite

Father

Angela Walsh

Eileen

Lorraine Ashbourne

Maisie

D

Dean Williams

Tony

S

Sally Davies

Eileen as a child

S

Susan Flanagan

Maisie as a child

N

Nathan Walsh

Tony as a child

Michael Starke

Dave

D

Debi Jones

Micky

V

Vincent Maguire

George

M

Marie Jelliman

Jingles

A

Antonia Mallen

Rose

Anne Dyson

Granny

Jean Boht

Aunty Nell

C

Chris Darwin

Red

Andrew Schofield

Les

Pauline Quirke

Doreen

Carl Chase

Uncle Ted

A

Alan Bird

Priest

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