Distant Voices, Still Lives

6.9
  • Genre: DramaMusic
  • Run time: 84 min
  • Premiere: 1988. November 16.

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.

Discover

Freda Dowie

Mother

Sally Davies

Eileen as a child

Susan Flanagan

Maisie as a child

Nathan Walsh

Tony as a child

Anne Dyson

Granny

Jean Boht

Aunty Nell

Carl Chase

Uncle Ted

Alan Bird

Priest

Matthew Long

Mr Spaull

Roy Ford

Priest

Terry Melia

Military Policeman

John Thomalla

Military Policeman

John Carr

Registrar

John Michie

Soldier

Ina Clough

Licensee

Bill Moores

Pubgoer (uncredited)

George Moss

Pubgoer (uncredited)

Art

Jocelyn James

Art Direction

Camera

William Diver

Director of Photography

Patrick Duval

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Monica Howe

Costume Design

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Geraldine Jones

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Makeup Artist

Lesley Sanders

Makeup Artist

Aileen Seaton

Makeup Artist

Jenny Shircore

Makeup Artist

Directing

Terence Davies

Director

Editing

Production

Colin MacCabe

Executive Producer

Sound

Colin Nicolson

Sound Recordist

Writing

Art

Jocelyn James

Art Direction

Camera

William Diver

Director of Photography

Patrick Duval

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Monica Howe

Costume Design

Jan Archibald

Hairstylist

Geraldine Jones

Hairstylist

Elizabeth Moss

Makeup Artist

Lesley Sanders

Makeup Artist

Aileen Seaton

Makeup Artist

Jenny Shircore

Makeup Artist

Directing

Terence Davies

Director

Editing

Production

Colin MacCabe

Executive Producer

Sound

Colin Nicolson

Sound Recordist

Writing