The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 87% of the 1,366 1980s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes80%
Metacritic86/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
138 audience votes
Key crew
- Terence DaviesDirector
- Terence DaviesWriter
Cast
- Freda DowieMother
- Pete PostlethwaiteFather
- Angela WalshEileen
- Lorraine AshbourneMaisie
- Dean WilliamsTony
- Sally DaviesEileen as a child
- Susan FlanaganMaisie as a child
- Nathan WalshTony as a child
- Michael StarkeDave
- Debi JonesMicky
- Vincent MaguireGeorge
- Marie JellimanJingles
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Themes
liverpool, englandfamily relationshipssinger1940s1950s
The Best Movies of 1988
Distant Voices, Still Lives is #23 of 60
