Little Voice
Synopsis
Based on Jim Cartwright's play "The Rise and Fall of Little Voice", Jane Horrocks stars in this bittersweet-comedy as the mysterious "LV", who lives in the attic of an unkempt house on the corner of a dead-end street in a seaside town in Northern England. Ever since her father's death, LV has been silent, spending her days listening to his incredible record collection and living in the enchanted charm of his favourite singers and performers. Meanwhile, her motor-mouthed mother Mari - all brass and no class - is living it up, continuing on a booze cruise for exciting lovers.
Then a new man struts into Mari's life: Ray Say, a sleazy and spectacularly unsuccessful local talent agent who Mari thinks of as 'Elvis Breath' and her best chance yet for 'loving'. Meanwhile, LV has a revelatory run-in of her own with a man almost as shy as she is - a telephone repair-man named Billy who isn't much for vocal communication. It is the first time anyone, other than her father, has paid attention to her.
But just as things are opening up for Little Voice, Ray Say hears the magical strains of Judy Garland coming from her room - and realises that's no ghost, it's Little Voice. Stunned by her talent, he smells the big times. Dreams and desperations collide as he and Mari stake everything on making the terrified and resistant Little Voice into a star.
At last, Little Voice agrees to go public with her amazing impersonation, but just once . . .
Details
- Year
- 1999
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 95 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
- Mark Herman
- Producer
- Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley
- Executive Producer
- Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley
- Director of Photography
- Andy Collins
- Principal Cast
- Michael Caine, Jane Horrocks, Ewan McGregor, Brenda Blethyn
- Screen Writer
- Mark Herman
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
