Terence Davies
Directing
Biography
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.
As actor 13
Film '72
1971
Legends
2006
Survivors
1975
Anna Karenina
1977
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
But Why?
2021
Reel Britannia
2022
Passing Time
2023
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
2007
Of Time and the City
2008
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
2017
The Gates of Heaven
2025
Investigating The Ladykillers
2020
On the crew 18
Benediction
2021
The Deep Blue Sea
2011
But Why?
2021
The House of Mirth
2000
Home! Home!
2024
Boogie
1980
A Quiet Passion
2016
Passing Time
2023
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
The Neon Bible
1995
The Long Day Closes
1992
Sunset Song
2015
Of Time and the City
2008
Death and Transfiguration
1983
The Post Office Girl
Madonna and Child
1980
Children
1976
The Terence Davies Trilogy
1983