Distant Voices, Still Lives

Name: Distant Voices, Still Lives
Director: Terence Davies
Released: 1988

Terence Davies

domestic abuse family trauma childhood emotional neglect sibling relationships intergenerational pain

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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 wer

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His films, particularly Distant Voices, Still Lives, showed me that you could depict the working-class experience in a totally cinematic way, using music and memory and tableau. He influenced me greatly.

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