thirdlady

Little Voice (1998)


have you seen this great movie with michael caine and Jane horrocks and brenda blethan ( I can't spell her name) and ewan mcGregor?

It's on film 4 tonight

A.S.Carroll
"Happiness isn't sold in bottles you have to achieve it in your own lifetime!"

Steve Crook

Brenda Blethyn, indeed to goodness, look you. It's a Welsh name but she was born in Kent as Brenda Bottle and married a Welshman.

Yes, it's a lovely film. A lot of people though that Jane Horrocks was miming, but that really is her singing.

The story started as a stage play, directed by Sam Mendes, written for Jane Horrocks by Jim Cartwright to make use of some of her many remarkable talents.

Steve

Freddy

Once again proved that Michael Caine is a great comic actor as well. He gave a whole new meaning to the song 'It's Over, it's oh so f*******g over'.



Freddy

theuofc

Definitely agree, Freddy! I admire Caine for putting acting first rather than looks. He jumps into a character and could care less about Michael Caine the icon looking good. If he has to be a slob, he's the greatest slob of all; sleazy, here comes the pencil moustache (wasn't he great in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels); and so forth.

Little Voice was wonderful. And how about Jane Horrocks. Amazing talent.

All the best,

Barbara

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Freddy

Try to catch 'Without A Clue' Barbara, Michael Caine at his wonderful comic best as Sherlock Holmes, a film not often mentioned but great fun for all the family.

Freddy

Tony Pendrey

I was on holiday in Scarborough when they were filming. I didn't know at the time what the film was so it was a pleasant suprise when I saw it at the pictures not long after.

The funny thing was that I liked that area so much I went back the following year to Whitby and they were making a film there too. It was "Possession" with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jeremy Northam. It was an eye-opener to see how much went into dressing a street to make it appear 18th century. They filmed in and around Church Street for 3 days. I waited to see the film later on. It was trailered at my local Odeon and posters were put up in the foyer but they never showed it !

I finally got it on video and the three days of filming ended up as a 3 second shot which could have been anywhere.

"Liitle Voice" though is a truly lovely film. Michael Caine's "meltdown" at the end is a joy to behold.

Ah Yes, the Soviet Union. All them wheatfields and ballet in the evenings

Torquemada

One of my all time favourite movie scenes, just brilliant.

thirdlady

it's a funny movie especially his out of tune version of "Its' over" by Roy Orbinson

A.S.Carroll
"Happiness isn't sold in bottles you have to achieve it in your own lifetime!"

Torquemada

Possibly the greatest moment in British cinema history (for me anyway).