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Little Voice

United Kingdom

1998

97 Min
Color
1.85:1
English
  • Currently 3.1/5 Stars.
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DIR Mark Herman

EXEC Nik Powell, Stephen Woolley

PROD Elizabeth Karlsen

SCR Mark Herman, Jim Cartwright

DP Andy Collins

CAST Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Philip Jackson, Annette Badland

ED Michael Ellis

PROD DES Don Taylor

MUSIC John Altman

London (Opening Night), Toronto (Gala), Berlinale (Panorama)

Synopsis

A magical musical comedy which centers on the reticent and reclusive, Laura Hoff, who lives with her mother in a small English seaside town. Her father has died, leaving her no-one to listen to classic songs with, and a mother who is refining her sexuality with a sleazy London talent agent. She withdraws to her room, talking to no-one but singing to herself. Her talent is to impersonate famous singing stars, from Judy Garland to Marlene Dietrich. When Ray, the talent agent hears her, he tries to persuade her to go on the stage as a way to honor her dad’s memory. When Little Voice’s private gift becomes a public spectacle, she stands at the crossroads of losing her soul – or finding her own true voice. –Inbaseline

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SPARKELYpooh

4Nov12

Nydelig filmopplevelse. Historien er skjønn, den britiske humoren er midt i blinken, og Jane Horrocks synger fantastiskt!

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Dibyajyoti Sarma

1Mar12

For reasons I cannot describe, I absolutely, absolutely love this film, especially the last performance, and that perfect Marilyn impersonation, singing, ‘Happy Birthday, Mr President’, and Ewan McGregor’s solid supporting act, and those pigeons.

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MrDickPump

28Feb12

Es una historia bonita, que puede caer en lo tedioso, pero en general es una película entretenida con excelentes interpretaciones y con pocas pretensiones que logra ubicarse en un espacio memorable de las pantallas.

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