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.

Known For

Legends

Survivors

The Story of Film: An Odyssey

Anna Karenina

Reel Britannia

My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson

Doris Day: Virgin Territory

Of Time and the City

All Movies (7)

• The Gates of Heaven2025 · as Self
• Passing Time2023 · as Narrator (voice)
• But Why?2021 · as Narrator (voice)
• Investigating The Ladykillers2020
• My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson2017 · as Self
• Of Time and the City2008 · as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Doris Day: Virgin Territory2007 · as Self

All TV Shows (5)

• Reel Britannia2022 · as Self - Producer - Writer
• The Story of Film: An Odyssey2011 · as Self
• Legends2006 · as Self
• Anna Karenina1977
• Survivors1975 · as Harper