Distant Voices, Still Lives
Dir: Terence Davies
1988
*****
A beautifully poetic, almost dreamlike (and often nightmarish) account of family life in a working class household in 30's - 60's Liverpool. Based on director Terence Davies's own childhood, Distant Voices, Still Lives is raw with emotion and honesty, giving a very real version of life back there and then highlighting the hardships people shared but also the good times people enjoyed. Everything you need to know is explained in either the violent actions of loved ones or in the songs they sang to each other. A masterpiece and an English classic.