#terence davies

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Terence Davies Of Time and the City

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GILLIAN ANDERSON as Lily Bart THE HOUSE OF MIRTH (2000, dir. Terence Davies)

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BENEDICTION (2021) dir. Terence Davies Poet Siegfried Sassoon survives the horrors of fighting in the First World War and is decorated for his bravery, but becomes a vocal critic of the government’s continuation of the war when he returns from service. Adored by members of the aristocracy as well as stars of London’s literary and stage world, he embarks on affairs with several men as he attempts to come to terms with his homosexuality. (link in title)

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The Long Day Closes (1992) dir. Terence Davies

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Favorite films watched in September & October 2023:

Cría cuervos... (1976), dir. Carlos Saura

The Spirit of the Beehive (1973), dir. Victor Erice

Odd Man Out (1947), dir. Carol Reed

Fallen Leaves (2023), dir. Aki Kaurismäki

I Was At Home, But... (2019), dir. Angela Schanelec

Benediction (2021), dir. Terence Davies

The Browning Version (1951), dir. Anthony Asquith

The Boy and the Heron (2023), dir. Hayao Miyazaki

Eyes Without a Face (1960), dir. Georges Franju

Ratcatcher (1999), dir. Lynne Ramsay

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benediction (2021)

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Terence Davies

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Jack Lowden as Siegfried Sassoon in Benediction (2021) dir. Terence Davies

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The Deep Blue Sea (2011)

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‘He grew in passion and tears welled in his eyes’

Tom Hiddleston, The Deep Blue Sea, 2011

I have never met or worked with anyone like Terence. His mind was like a poet’s. He saw poetry everywhere: in the composition or movement of a shot; in a line reading; in the Shipping Forecast. He would often do his own rendition, in his unmistakably sonorous voice, with a twinkle in his eye: “Fair Isle / Cromarty / Forties … south-west veering west, five to seven … showers, moderate or good … with some fog banks.” Everyone laughed. Everyone loved it.

I’ll never forget the first time I saw Distant Voices, Still Lives. I never lived in the past he evoked or recreated, but I knew instinctively that it was totally authentic. It knocked me for six. Women and men singing – unaccompanied, often to accompany themselves, in joy or in pain – alone or in the pub, simply for the pleasure of singing. He was such a close, honest observer of his own childhood, and his past.

He wasn’t trying to be anyone else. He was just him. A rare, deep artist. We will miss him.

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I made my top ten list for 2022

1 Amadeus (Forman, 1984) Recommended for: Interview With the Vampire fans

2 Chungking Express (Kar-Wai, 1994) Recommended for: Cowboy Bebop fans

3 Dog Day Afternoon (Lumet, 1975) Recommended for: poor little meow meow fans

4 The Night of Counting the Years (Abdel Salam, 1969) Recommended for: Piranesi fans

5 The Long Day Closes (Davies, 1992) Recommended for: Yann Tiersen fans

6 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Lee, 2000) Recommended for: Lawrence of Arabia fans

7 California Split (Altman, 1974) Recommended for: 'friendships are romances' posts fans

8 The Long Goodbye (Altman, 1973) Recommended for: actually, David Lynch fans

9 All That Heaven Allows (Sirk, 1955) Recommended for: Carol fans

10 All That Jazz (Fosse, 1979) Recommended for: Velvet Goldmine fans

Let me know how you like the single, askance reference approach, I'm experimenting with succinct weird ways to pitch things to the people I think will like them. Links go to my original Letterboxd "review" (comment), and if you click the poster or title there you'll be taken to the short synopsis, cast & crew, wide header image for some vibes, etc.

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Death and Transfiguration (Terence Davies, 1983).

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Terence Davies (1945-2023) era el más grande director británico vivo. No tuvo el éxito comercial de John Boorman o el reconocimiento en festivales de Ken Loach. Pero ningún otro director británico retrató mejor la cultura popular de la postguerra, la alegría de los momentos mundanos y la crueldad de las convencios sociales como Davies. Privilegió la mirada de los niños y las mujeres, pero también dio protagonismo a su ciudad natal, Liverpool. Davies dio voz a su homosexualidad al igual que a su fe religiosa. Prodigó finales felices y despiadados por igual. Escribió historias originales, con grandes tintes autobiográficos, pero también fue un eficaz adaptador de novelas; no en balde, hizo dos películas sobre eminentes poetas. Terence Davies amplió los horizontes del cine británico al tiempo que hizo películas personales y conmovedoras. QEPD.

Terence Davies (1945-2023) was the greatest living British director. He didn't have the commercial success of John Boorman or the festival recognition of Ken Loach. But no other British director portrayed post-war popular culture, the joy of mundane moments and the cruelty of social conventions better than Davies. He privileged the gaze of children and women, but also gave prominence to his hometown, Liverpool. Davies gave voice to his homosexuality as well as his religious faith. He lavished happy and merciless endings alike. He wrote original stories, with great autobiographical overtones, but he was also an effective adapter of novels; not in vain, he filmed two biopics about eminent poets. Terence Davies expanded the horizons of British cinema while making personal and moving films. RIP.

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Benediction (2021) Directed by Terence Davies.

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Terence Davies - Cynthia Nixon in A Quiet Passion (2016)

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