Terence Davies

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Directing

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.

Filmography

• The Gates of Heaven (2025)
• Home! Home! (2024)
• Passing Time (2023)
• Benediction (2021)
• But Why? (2021)
• Investigating The Ladykillers (2020)
• My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson (2017)
• A Quiet Passion (2016)
• Sunset Song (2015)
• The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
• Of Time and the City (2008)
• Doris Day: Virgin Territory (2007)
• The House of Mirth (2000)
• The Neon Bible (1995)
• The Long Day Closes (1992)
• Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
• The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983)
• Death and Transfiguration (1983)
• Madonna and Child (1980)
• Boogie (1980)
• Children (1976)
• The Post Office Girl