Person

Terence Davies

Directing · 1945–2023 · Liverpool, England, UK

Terence Davies (10 November 1945 — 7 October 2023) was an English writer-director and former novelist. As a filmmaker, Davies is noted for his recurring themes of emotional (and sometimes physical) endurance, the influence of memory on everyday life and the potentially crippling effects of dogmatic religiosity on the emotional life of individuals and societies. Stylistically, Davies' works are notable for their symmetrical compositions, "symphonic" structure and measured pace.

• Film '72

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  Legends

  Self

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  Survivors

  Harper

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  The Story of Film: An Odyssey

  Self

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  Anna Karenina

  1977

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  The Deep Blue Sea

  Director

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  The House of Mirth

  Director

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  Reel Britannia

  Self - Producer - Writer

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  Distant Voices, Still Lives

  Director

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  Doris Day: Virgin Territory

  Self

• 2025The Gates of HeavenSelf
• 2024Home! Home!Writer
• 2023Passing TimeNarrator (voice)
• 2022Reel BritanniaSelf - Producer - Writer
• 2021BenedictionDirector
• 2021But Why?Narrator (voice)
• 2020Investigating The Ladykillers
• 2017My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily DickinsonSelf
• 2016A Quiet PassionWriter
• 2015Sunset SongDirector
• 2011The Deep Blue SeaDirector
• 2011The Story of Film: An OdysseySelf
• 2008Of Time and the CitySelf - Narrator (voice)
• 2007Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelf
• 2006LegendsSelf
• 2000The House of MirthDirector
• 1995The Neon BibleDirector
• 1992The Long Day ClosesWriter
• 1988Distant Voices, Still LivesDirector
• 1983The Terence Davies TrilogyWriter
• 1983Death and TransfigurationDirector
• 1980Madonna and ChildDirector
• 1980BoogieDirector
• 1977Anna Karenina
• 1976ChildrenDirector
• 1975SurvivorsHarper
• 1971Film '72Self
• —The Post Office GirlScreenplay