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Terence Davies is interviewed for Benediction, his film of the story of English poet, writer and soldier Siegfried Sassoon.
A clip from Terence Davies documentary about his life and the city of Liverpool. 'Priveghiati si va rugati' ('Watch and pray'), performed by Soprano Angela Gheorghiu, the R ...more.
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A documentary from the 1990s on Terence Davies, one of the great poets of the cinema and a man of true charm and warmth, who has passed away at the age of 77.
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Terence Davies (10 November 1945 – 7 October 2023) was a British screenwriter, film director, and novelist.
- Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) The director’s breakthrough came in 1988 with the release of Distant Voices, Still Lives, which tells the story of one working class family’s life in post-war Liverpool.
- The Long Day Closes (1992) This Palme d'Or-nominated film tells the story of Bud, a shy 12-year-old boy who lives with his mother and sisters and uses the cinema to escape the grey drudgery of his city.
- The Neon Bible (1995) Biography, memory and history are central to all of Davies work, even those that exist outside the geography of Liverpool and the era of the 1940s.
- Of Time and the City (2009) Arguably Davies crowning work, Of Time and the City marked a late career resurgence for the director. Thanks to the film’s critical success, he continued to produce work steadily in the final decade of his life.
Benediction: Directed by Terence Davies. With Jack Lowden, Thom Ashley, Orlando Jopling, Christopher Naylor. Legendary 20th century English war poet Siegfried Sassoon embarks on a life-long quest for personal salvation through his experiences with family, war, his writing, and destructive relationships. True salvation can only come from within.
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Oct 7, 2023 · Called the most important British filmmaker of his generation, Terence Davies made his reputation with modern classics like Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, personal works exploring his fractured childhood in Liverpool.
