Distant voices, still lives [videorecording - DVD] / a film by Terence Davies

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublication details: London : BFI, 2008Description: 1 videodisc (80 mins.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Scope and content: Drawn from his own family memories, this film is a strikingly intimate portrait of working class life in 1940's and 1950's Liverpool. Focusing on the real-life experiences of his mother, sisters and brother whose lives are thwarted by their brutal, sadistic father, the film shows us beauty and terror in equal measure. Davies uses the traditional family gatherings of births, marriages and deaths to paint a lyrical portrait of family life - of love, grief, and the highs and lows of being human
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Drawn from his own family memories, this film is a strikingly intimate portrait of working class life in 1940's and 1950's Liverpool. Focusing on the real-life experiences of his mother, sisters and brother whose lives are thwarted by their brutal, sadistic father, the film shows us beauty and terror in equal measure. Davies uses the traditional family gatherings of births, marriages and deaths to paint a lyrical portrait of family life - of love, grief, and the highs and lows of being human

Originally released: 1988

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