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Distant Voices, Still Lives

In memory, everything happens to music.

6.9(138)19881h 24m3

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$771.7K
Language
English
  • liverpool, england
  • family relationships
  • singer
  • 1940s
  • 1950s

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Produced in

United Kingdom, Germany

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival29 Sept 1988
    • Theatrical (limited)PG-13Los Angeles, California28 Jul 1989
  • United KingdomGB

    • Theatrical1523 Mar 1990
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival11 Sept 1988
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)Gent9 Feb 1989
  • DenmarkDK

    • Theatrical (limited)1516 Nov 1988
  • FinlandFI

    • TheatricalK-1217 Feb 1989
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival13 May 1988
    • Theatrical16 Nov 1988
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereMilan16 Nov 1988
    • Theatrical18 Nov 1988
  • JapanJP

    • TheatricalG9 Dec 1989
  • SwedenSE

    • Theatrical1516 Nov 1988

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Distant Voices, Still Lives was released on 16 November 1988.

Audience reviews

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    CinemaSerf

    9/5/2023

    7/10

    This film is a little like an LP. It has two distinct sides. One "Distant Voices" focuses on just what makes the father of a small family tick. Two - "Still Lives" dwells more on the lives of the children. Unlike on the vinyl though, once we are on that side of the record there are no tracks. The story flits about with a non-consistent chronology to bring us the happy, the sad, the brutal and the gentle and it really…

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