UK / West Germany,
1988, 85 min
Directed by:
Terence DaviesScreenplay:
Terence DaviesCinematography:
William DiverCast:
Pete Postlethwaite, Pauline Quirke, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jean Boht, Andrew Schofield, Chris Darwin, Anne DysonPlots(1)
Set in a world before Elvis, a Liverpool before the Beatles, it is a remarkable evocation of working-class family life in the 40s and 50s - a visionary exploration of memory. It is an autobiographical picture of a family dominated by an oppressive patriarch. The women in the family achieve partial escape from his dominance through the popular songs of the period. (Moscow International Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Pete Postlethwaite](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267582_309ce4.jpg)
Pete Postlethwaite
UK
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
In the Name of the Father (1993)
![Pauline Quirke](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/598/160598360_b90e2d.jpg)
Pauline Quirke
UK
Best movies:
L'Homme éléphant (1980)
Cold Blood (2005) (series)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
![Freda Dowie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/485/163485734_f97026.jpg)
Freda Dowie
UK
Best movies:
The Omen (1976)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Angela Walsh
Best movies:
I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Nowhere Boy (2009)
![Lorraine Ashbourne](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/015/163015979_428a37.jpg)
Lorraine Ashbourne
UK
Best movies:
Maigret (2016) (series)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Breathe (2017)
Jean Boht
UK
Best movies:
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Andrew Schofield
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (1996)
Liam (2000)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Chris Darwin
Best movies:
Liam (2000)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Let Him Have It (1991)
Anne Dyson
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
The Raging Moon (1971)
The Princess Bride (1987)