Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Born
November 10, 1945
Died
October 7, 2023 (age 77)
Place of Birth
Liverpool, England, UK
Terence Davies
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.
Bergman's Cries and Whispers. Extract of a movie masterclass with Terence Davies 1990.
VideoKnown For
TV
Film '72
Self
1971
TV
Legends
Self
2006
TV
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Self
2011
TV
Survivors
Harper
1975
TV
Anna Karenina
1977
TV
Reel Britannia
Self - Producer - Writer
2022
Film
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Self
2007
Film
Passing Time
Narrator (voice)
2023
Film
But Why?
Narrator (voice)
2021
Film
Investigating The Ladykillers
2020
Film
Of Time and the City
Self - Narrator (voice)
2008
Film
The Gates of Heaven
Self
2025
Film
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
Self
2017
Filmography
2025FilmThe Gates of Heavenas Self2023FilmPassing Timeas Narrator (voice)2022TVReel Britanniaas Self - Producer - Writer2021FilmBut Why?as Narrator (voice)2020FilmInvestigating The Ladykillers2017FilmMy Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinsonas Self2011TVThe Story of Film: An Odysseyas Self2008FilmOf Time and the Cityas Self - Narrator (voice)2007FilmDoris Day: Virgin Territoryas Self2006TVLegendsas Self1977TVAnna Karenina1975TVSurvivorsas Harper1971TVFilm '72as Self