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Little Voice

6.4

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Original title

Little Voice

Year

1998

Running time

97 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Mark Herman

Screenwriter

Mark Herman. Theater: Jim Cartwright

Cast

Music

John Altman

Cinematography

Andy Collins

Producer

Miramax

Genre

Comedy. Drama | Music

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 refinding her sexuality with a sleazy London talent agent.

Awards: 1998: Nominated for Oscar: Best Supporting Actress (Brenda Blethyn)

1998: Golden Globe: Best Actor Comedy (Michael Caine). 3 Nominations

1998: 6 BAFTA Nominations, Including Best British Film, Actor and Actress

1998: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): 3 Nominations inc. Best Performance by Cast in a Motion Picture

1999: British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): Nom. Best Actor (Caine) and Actress

1998: Chicago Film Critics Awards: 2 Nominations, including Best Actress (Horrocks)

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Critics' reviews

"The trick of this movie is that it's so changeable: You think you've got it nailed and it slithers away to become some other new, fabulous thing"

Stephen Hunter: The Washington Post
"Many of the elements in this story about a woman who's nearly eclipsed by her overbearing mother are all too familiar, yet the combination is utterly charming"

Lisa Alspector: Chicago Reader
"Horrocks's phenomenal mimicry of musical grande dames...makes a splendid centerpiece for the otherwise more ordinary film"

Elvis Mitchell: The New York Times
"As mean-spirited toward its working-class characters, especially its women, as it is profoundly unfunny."

Manohla Dargis: Los Angeles Times
"A small picture with a big heart"

Derek Elley: Variety
"Taking it's framework from classic fairly-tale characters like Cinderella, the British story of Little Voice is one of compassion, humor and music"

Rolling Stone

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Little Voice

1998

Mark Herman

6.4

(1,143)