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Actors: Jane Horrocks, Brenda Blethyn, Ewan McGregor, Michael Caine
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Little Voice |
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LV has lived in the shadows her entire life, dominated entirely by her larger than life mother. But up in her room, listening to her favourite classic songs, she has been nurturing an amazing talent for mimicking the old-time greats like Monroe and Judy Garland.
LV is forced to come out of her shell by washed up producer Ray Say, her mother's current seedy boyfriend, who wants to profit from her talent. Along the way, she forms a tentative romance with local boy Billy, someone nearly as shy as she is. Painfully shy LV agrees to a one-off performance, but that's not what Ray has in mind... Gambling everything he sets up the big show, but problems arise, leading up to a dramatic conclusion.
Packed full of show-stopping tunes, this film is based on the play 'The Rise and Fall of Little Voice'.
--Beka, Resident Scholar
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Little Voice is a girl with an extraordinary talent for singing, as her mother and her mother's latest boyfriend find out. The boyfriend, coincidentally, is an agent in showbiz and becomes very interested in LV, and soon realizes she could be a goldmine. Her mother has the same thought, and exploits her talent and between them they set Little Voice up singing in a club. LV gets tired of this, and eventually refuses to sing, much to the anger of her mother, who gets angry with her and the film ends up with them having a huge argument and LV finally standing up for herself and defiantly telling her mother that her name is Laura, not Little Voice.
--Minnie, Resident Scholar
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Little Voice is a film based on the play "The Rise and fall of Little Voice" a play written with Jane Horricks' ability to impersonate in mind by British playwright Jim Cartwright. Little Voice (L.V) LIVES alone with her mother, Mari who drinks and sleeps around almost nightly. L.V struggles with her mother and has feelings of contempt towards her. Since her treasured father's death L.V has basically become a mute shutting herself away only with her fathers recored collection. This is where her vocal talent is born. Her mother's latest beau, Ray-say, a local 'talent' scout hears her and the couple use L.V for the finacial gain saying if she performs she'd be doing her father proud. In the end L.V and Mari let their true feelings known by expressing them in a massive arguement. Despite all this the film looks lightly and makes bad situations like Mari's drinking and generally common behaviour highly amusing.
--Mimi Mac, Resident Scholar
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Set in UK,about a very shy girl who have a great singing talent. Many everlasting Judy Garland's songs and great unforgettable oldies.
--Jenny, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Little Voice |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- being abused by parent(s)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- singer
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- sex under blankets
If this isn't a movie...
- Play
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Subtitles?
- No
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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