Distant voices, still lives /
Loosely based on the director's own family and upbringing, it presents an evocative account of working-class life in Liverpool, England during the 1940s and '50s. Births, marriages and deaths, and an expressive use of music, provide the underpinning for a film that is beautiful, heartbreak...
| Other Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH). |
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[United States] :
Arrow Academy,
[2018]
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| Summary: | Loosely based on the director's own family and upbringing, it presents an evocative account of working-class life in Liverpool, England during the 1940s and '50s. Births, marriages and deaths, and an expressive use of music, provide the underpinning for a film that is beautiful, heartbreaking, resonant but never sentimental. Now regarded as a masterpiece of British cinema, and boasting a startling performance from Pete Postlethwaite as the head of the family. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1988. "Brand new 4K restoration, carried out by the British Film Institute" High definition 1080p presentation. Special features: commentary by writer-director, Terence Davies; interview with Davies; inerview with art director Miki van Zwanenberg; theatrical trailer. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Format: | Blu-ray; Region A; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: PG-13. |
| Production Credits: | Art directors, Miki Van Zwanenberg, Jocelyn James ; photography, William Diver, Patrick Duval. |