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Little Voice is a British film of genre Drama directed by Mark Herman released in USA on 5 november 1998 with Jane Horrocks
Little Voice (1998)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 5 november 1998
Length 1h36
Directed by Mark Herman
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Films based on plays
Rating69%
Little Voice is a 1998 British musical written and directed by Mark Herman and made in Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The screenplay is based on Jim Cartwright’s play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
Synopsis
Laura Hoff, who lives in a working-class home in Scarborough, is known as LV (short for Little Voice) for her shyness. She flees reality by mimicking voices like Édith Piaf’s, Judy Garland’s, and Shirley Bassey’s; her love of songs is her only source of strength. Her mother Mari, a profligate woman with countless affairs, jilts a man when her passion wanes.Actors
Jane Horrocks
(LV)
Brenda Blethyn
(Mari Hoff)
Michael Caine
(Ray Say)
Ewan McGregor
(Billy)
Jim Broadbent
(Mr. Boo)
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