Set in 1940s England, Distant Voices/Still Lives is a compassionate look at a radically dysfunctional family. The son and his mother must endure the casual and overt cruelties of the bull-necked father. The ongoing abuse takes its toll in the form of failed marriages and misguided attempts at seeking security outside the family unit. As was the case with his earlier short subject trilogy (The Children, Madonna and Child, Death and Transfiguration), director Terence Davies based much of the material on his own life, ...
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Set in 1940s England, Distant Voices/Still Lives is a compassionate look at a radically dysfunctional family. The son and his mother must endure the casual and overt cruelties of the bull-necked father. The ongoing abuse takes its toll in the form of failed marriages and misguided attempts at seeking security outside the family unit. As was the case with his earlier short subject trilogy (The Children, Madonna and Child, Death and Transfiguration), director Terence Davies based much of the material on his own life, combining rheumy-eyed cynicism with soft-edged nostalgia (the musical track, drawn from popular wartime songs, is particularly evocative). Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Add this copy of Distant Voices Still Lives [Blu-ray] to cart. $31.99, new condition, Sold by Cinema Classics rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Arrow Video.
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Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams, Lorraine Ashbourne. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 87 mins. Originally released: 1989.
Add this copy of Distant Voices, Still Lives (Special Edition) [Blu-Ray] to cart. $44.94, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2018 by Arrow Video.
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Angela Walsh, Freda Dowie, Pete Postlethwaite. New. 1988 Run time: 85. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! Delivery Confirmation included for all orders in the US.
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