UK / West Germany,
1988, 85 min
Directed by:
Terence DaviesScreenplay:
Terence DaviesCinematography:
William DiverCast:
Pete Postlethwaite, Pauline Quirke, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Lorraine Ashbourne, Jean Boht, Andrew Schofield, Chris Darwin, Anne DysonPlots(1)
Set in a world before Elvis, a Liverpool before the Beatles, it is a remarkable evocation of working-class family life in the 40s and 50s - a visionary exploration of memory. It is an autobiographical picture of a family dominated by an oppressive patriarch. The women in the family achieve partial escape from his dominance through the popular songs of the period. (Moscow International Film Festival)
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