British filmmaker Terence Davies passes away at 77
British filmmaker Terence Davies passes away at 77
According to a statement on his Instagram account the acclaimed British filmmaker breathed his last peacefully at his residence after a short illness.
The message stated: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of Terence Davies, who died peacefully at home after a short illness, today on 7th October 2023.
The message was accompanied by a picture of Terence, who was born in Liverpool in 1945.
The director and screenwriter was recognised for the autobiographical movies ‘Distant Voices, Still Lives’ (1988) and ‘The Long Day Closes’ (1992).
He also directed ‘The Neon Bible’ (1995), ‘The House Of Mirth’ (2000) starring Gillian Anderson and ‘The Deep Blue Sea’ (2011), with Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston.
His most recent movie was ‘Benediction’ in 2021, in which both Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi played the poet Siegfried Sassoon.
Davies had spoken openly on his homosexuality but admitted he was happier being alone than in a relationship.
Earlier he had told The Guardian newspaper that he did live with a woman when he went to film school. She was a teacher. Even as late as 1977, there was still this attitude of: ‘Well, find the right person and you’ll be happy.
He had never been with anyone. and didn’t know how things can shift between people all the time. He found that very hard to bear.
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