Using pseudonyms, Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard would occasionally publish well-reasoned attacks on his own writings, releasing veiled refutations of his arguments within days of their appearance. Though an eccentric method of philosophical enquiry, it hardly qualified him as mad. Kierkegaard, however, never carried things so far as to attempt to murder himself as part of the ongoing debate, which sets him apart from Philip Heseltine, the real-life inspiration behind Voices From A Locked Room. A prominent music critic in 1930s London, Heseltine reserved his sharpest barbs for a composer named Peter Warlock, never admitting to anyone, even himself, that the two were one and the same. Jeremy Northam (The Winslow Boy) breathes life into both roles, and his performance is the best thing about Voices. Though co-written by veterans Peter Barnes and Nicholas Meyer, there's a curious flatness to the film, perhaps the fault of first-time director Malcolm Clarke, that prevents it from really taking off. Despite Northam's best efforts, he never pulls off a moment of convincing passion as either Heseltine or Warlock, while love interest Tushka Bergen (Barcelona) simply seems confused by the goings-on. Though an interesting story more or less well told, it never becomes anything more.