Directing
Terence Davies
Born 1945-11-10
Liverpool, England, UK
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Terence Davies
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The Deep Blue Sea
2011
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A Quiet Passion
2016
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Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
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The Long Day Closes
1992
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The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
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Sunset Song
2015
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Benediction
2021
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The House of Mirth
2000
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Legends
2006
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Survivors
1975
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (46 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Gates of Heaven | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | Home! Home! | Writer | Movie | 2024 |
 | Passing Time | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2023 |
| Passing Time | Director | Movie | 2023 |
| Passing Time | Writer | Movie | 2023 |
 | Reel Britannia | Self - Producer - Writer | TV Series | 2022 |
 | Benediction | Writer | Movie | 2021 |
| Benediction | Director | Movie | 2021 |
| But Why? | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2021 | |
| But Why? | Director | Movie | 2021 | |
| But Why? | Writer | Movie | 2021 | |
 | Investigating The Ladykillers | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2020 |
 | My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | A Quiet Passion | Director | Movie | 2016 |
| A Quiet Passion | Writer | Movie | 2016 |
 | Sunset Song | Director | Movie | 2015 |
| Sunset Song | Screenplay | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Deep Blue Sea | Director | Movie | 2011 |
| The Deep Blue Sea | Screenplay | Movie | 2011 |
 | The Story of Film: An Odyssey | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Of Time and the City | Self - Narrator (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
| Of Time and the City | Director | Movie | 2008 |
| Of Time and the City | Writer | Movie | 2008 |
 | Doris Day: Virgin Territory | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | Legends | Self | TV Series | 2006 |
 | The House of Mirth | Director | Movie | 2000 |
| The House of Mirth | Screenplay | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Neon Bible | Director | Movie | 1995 |
| The Neon Bible | Screenplay | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Long Day Closes | Director | Movie | 1992 |
| The Long Day Closes | Writer | Movie | 1992 |
 | Distant Voices, Still Lives | Writer | Movie | 1988 |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | Director | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Terence Davies Trilogy | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| The Terence Davies Trilogy | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Death and Transfiguration | Director | Movie | 1983 |
| Death and Transfiguration | Writer | Movie | 1983 |
 | Madonna and Child | Director | Movie | 1980 |
| Madonna and Child | Writer | Movie | 1980 |
 | Boogie | Director | Movie | 1980 |
 | Anna Karenina | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
 | Children | Director | Movie | 1976 |
| Children | Writer | Movie | 1976 |
 | Survivors | Harper | TV Series | 1975 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
| The Post Office Girl | Screenplay | Movie | — |