Terence Davies

Terence Davies

November 10, 1945 · 80 years old

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…

Known For

12 titles
1
The Deep Blue Sea

The Deep Blue Sea

2011 · 1h 38m · Movie

The wife of a British Judge is caught in a self-destructive love affair with a Royal Air Force pilot.

6.2
2
The House of Mirth

The House of Mirth

2000 · 2h 15m · Movie

A woman risks losing her chance of happiness with the only man she has ever loved.

7.0
3
A Quiet Passion

A Quiet Passion

2016 · 2h 5m · Movie

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

6.4
4
Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988 · 1h 24m · Movie

The lives of an English working-class family are told out of order in a free-associative manner. The first part, "Distant Voices", focuses on the father's role in the family. The second part, "Still Lives", focuses on his children.

7.4
5
Sunset Song

Sunset Song

2015 · 2h 15m · Movie

The daughter of a Scottish farmer comes of age in the early 1900s.

6.4
6
Benediction

Benediction

2021 · 2h 17m · Movie

Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from ...

6.6
7
The Long Day Closes

The Long Day Closes

1992 · 1h 25m · Movie

A lyrical reverie about a young Liverpool boy coming of age in the 1950s among his loving family and the austere Catholic Church as he enters the rigors of school, nurtures a bedazzled love of the movies and longs for companionship.

7.3
8
Of Time and the City

Of Time and the City

2008 · 1h 14m · Movie

A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England.

7.2
9
The Neon Bible

The Neon Bible

1995 · 1h 31m · Movie

While on a train, a teenage boy thinks about his life and the flamboyant aunt whose friendship acted as an emotional shield from his troubled family. This film evokes the haunting quality of memory while creating a heartfelt portr...

6.2
10
Children

Children

1976 · 47m · Movie

A man with a boring lonely life remembers his childhood of bullying, Catholic school, and the death of his abusive father from illness.

7.1
11
Death and Transfiguration

Death and Transfiguration

1983 · 26m · Movie

Interwoven memories: a boy's Catholic childhood, in middle-age caring for his beloved dying mother, and in old age dying alone in a hospital.

7.3
12
Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

1980 · 30m · Movie

A depressed man with a boring job cares for his aging mother, cruises for gay sex and guiltily confesses his sins in an entangled web of memory and despair.

7.1
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