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Director, Screenwriter Born: November 10, 1945 in Liverpool, England Biography:British director and screenwriter "Terence Davies" is noted for his highly personal and often autobiographical chronicles of British working class and the struggles they face in the post-WWII world. He first gained recognition for his Terence Davies Trilogy, which is comprised of three black-and-white religious-themed short chronicles of daily life. Davies shot the films sans color because he sees great beauty and power in the stark simplicity of black-and-white imagery. He released his first feature film, "Distant Voices, Still Lives", in 1988. Filmed in color, it was a disturbing account of the brutal abuse he and other family members suffered at the hands of his working-class father during the 1950s. The film also makes a striking comparison between the shiny, upbeat veneer of the decade with its happily middle-class families and firm moral values and the dark, seething realities faced by the... Full Biography
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