Showing: Terence Davies  
Children

In the first film of Terence Davies’s autobiographical trilogy of shorts, his alter ego Robert Tucker reflects on his youth, remembering the bullying he experienced in his rigid Catholic school and the death of his abusive father.

Terence Davies United Kingdom, 1976
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Death and Transfiguration

In the third film of Terence Davies’s autobiographical trilogy of shorts, his alter ego Robert Tucker looks back on the death of his mother while facing his own mortality.

Terence Davies United Kingdom, 1983
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The Long Day Closes

THE LONG DAY CLOSES is the most gloriously cinematic expression of the unique sensibility of Terence Davies, widely celebrated as Britain’s greatest living filmmaker.

Terence Davies United Kingdom, 1992
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Madonna and Child

In the second film of Terence Davies’s autobiographical trilogy of shorts, his alter ego Robert Tucker works an unsatisfying office job, seeking out sexual encounters while being tormented by Catholic guilt and caring for his mother.

Terence Davies United Kingdom, 1980
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