Distant Voices, Still Lives (35mm Presentation)15

Directed by Terence Davies | UK | 1988 | 1h 24m | Starring Pete Postlethwaite, Freda Dowie, Angela Walsh, Dean Williams, Lorraine Ashbourne

Set in a world before Elvis, and Liverpool before the Beatles, a working class family come together for a wedding. It is a joyous occasion, but through flashbacks it becomes clear that the family was not always as happy. Late great Terence Davies’ poetic semi-autobiographical evocation of life growing up in post-war Liverpool is rightfully regarded as one of the greatest British films of the last 50 years.

Both screenings will be presented on 35mm film.

Reviews

‘For all the formal technique and the theatrically controlled tableaux, the drama is vividly present and alive.’
★★★★★
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

‘Davies is unflinching in his hunt for truth and full of nothing but love and understanding for his characters.’
★★★★★
Dave Calhoun, Time Out

Sorry - you missed it!

We showed Distant Voices, Still Lives (35mm Presentation) between December 3, 2023 and December 5, 2023.

Join our mailing list and we'll make sure you always know what's on and when.

What else is on?

Today (Thursday 18th September)
Find out more

12:30

Materialists 15
Parent + Baby screening
1h 57m
Celine Song (Past Lives) reinvents the romantic comedy in this bittersweet New York love triangle starring Dakota Johnson, Pedro Pascal, and Chris Evans. A matchmaker torn between a charming billionaire and her grounded ex faces hard truths about love.

Book here

Find out more

15:30

Eddington 15
Deaf/HOH subtitles
2h 29m
During COVID lockdown, a New Mexico town erupts in conflict between sheriff and mayor. With conspiracy theories, racial tensions, and cult influences, Ari Aster’s modern Western stars Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal in an unsettling vision of America.

Book here

Find out more

18:45

The Courageous 12A
1h 23m | French w/ English subtitles
In rural Switzerland, a troubled mother fights to prove her worth to a judgmental society. Jasmin Gordon’s striking debut confronts ideas of morality, freedom, and redemption in this moving drama about second chances.

Book here

Find out more

20:45

Sorry, Baby 15
1h 43m
Eva Victor writes and stars in this tender, darkly funny debut about healing from trauma. When a friend’s visit highlights her own emotional stasis, Agnes begins confronting the past, inching toward a new future in this heartfelt comedy.

Book here


Tomorrow (Friday 19th September)
Find out more

16:00

The Ceremony 15
1h 32m | Arabic, Kurdish, & Romanian with English subtitles
Two undocumented Romanian workers in rural England face a moral crisis that could destroy their friendship. Jack King’s award-winning debut is a visually arresting, slow-burn drama about survival and finding common ground in desperate circumstances.

Book here

Find out more

18:15

Young Mothers 12A
1h 46m | French w/ English subtitles
Belgian filmmaking duo Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Two Days, One Night) deliver an unflinching, empathetic portrait of teens raising babies in a state shelter. This Cannes-winning drama captures dignity, hardship, and hope in the face of systemic neglect.

Book here

Find out more

20:45

Sorry, Baby 15
1h 43m
Eva Victor writes and stars in this tender, darkly funny debut about healing from trauma. When a friend’s visit highlights her own emotional stasis, Agnes begins confronting the past, inching toward a new future in this heartfelt comedy.

Book here


See all upcoming films

Plan your visit

Our beautiful art deco inspired auditorium can be found just off East Oxford's Cowley Road. We are open 7 days a week. We open the cinema and box office 30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each film, and the Box Office then closes 10 minutes after the film starts. We don’t show adverts, just a couple of trailers, so don't be late as the film itself starts very close to the advertised time!

Find out more