Terence Davies Screenplays
Volume I: Autobiography and Biography
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Book Presentation:
This collection of Terence Davies's screenplays brings together his powerful autobiographical work, from the films that comprise The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) to his 2008 poetic documentary Of Time and the City of 2008, and his biopics of the poets Emily Dickinson and Siegfried Sassoon. The screenplays are supported by new critical introductions and by film stills and previously unpublished material from Terence Davies's personal archive.
About the Author:
Terence Davies (1945–2023) was a renowned British screenwriter, film director, and novelist celebrated for his autobiographical films like Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, as well as literary adaptations such as The House of Mirth and The Deep Blue Sea. His later works focused on literary figures, including Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion and Siegfried Sassoon in Benediction. He is regarded by some critics as one of the greatest British directors of his time.
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