Terence Davies
View on IMDb ↗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.
Known for
Reel Britannia
Survivors
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson
Of Time and the City
Doris Day: Virgin Territory
Anna Karenina
Passing Time
Legends
The Gates of HeavenFilmography (12)
- 2025
The Gates of HeavenSelf - 2023
Passing TimeNarrator (voice) - 2022
Reel BritanniaSelf - Producer - Writer - 2021But Why?Narrator (voice)
- 2020
Investigating The Ladykillers - 2017
My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily DickinsonSelf - 2011
The Story of Film: An OdysseySelf - 2008
Of Time and the CitySelf - Narrator (voice) - 2007
Doris Day: Virgin TerritorySelf - 2006
LegendsSelf - 1977
Anna Karenina - 1975
SurvivorsHarper
Crew (15)
- 2024Home! Home!Writer
- 2021BenedictionDirector
- 2016A Quiet PassionWriter
- 2015Sunset SongScreenplay
- 2011The Deep Blue SeaScreenplay
- 2000The House of MirthScreenplay
- 1995The Neon BibleScreenplay
- 1992The Long Day ClosesWriter
- 1988Distant Voices, Still LivesDirector
- 1983The Terence Davies TrilogyWriter
- 1983Death and TransfigurationWriter
- 1980Madonna and ChildWriter
- 1980BoogieDirector
- 1976ChildrenWriter
- —The Post Office GirlScreenplay