The Terence Davies Trilogy

The Terence Davies Trilogy (DVD) (*)

$26.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
94 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Cast/Crew Interview(s)
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet

Movie filmed in 1984 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Terence Davies

Written By:
Terence Davies

Actors:
Terry O'Sullivan ..... Robert Tucker (middle-age)
Wilfrid Brambell ..... Robert Tucker (old age)
Sheila Raynor ..... Robert's Mother
Gypsy Dave Cooper ..... Man with Tattoo
Jeanne Doree ..... Tucker - child
Robin Hooper ..... Tucker age 8
Valerie Lilley
Phillip Mawdsley
Iain Munro
Nick Stringer

Synopsis:

For the first time ever on DVD, from BFI Fellowship Awarded Terence Davies, The Terence Davies Trilogy.

The Terence Davies Trilogy acts, as do his two later films, Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes, as a reconstruction of his childhood and youth in working class post-war Liverpool. In his trilogy he uses alter ego Robert Tucker, a shy and introverted child who is assumed to be not as able mentally as his peers and so bullied by those around him. His home life is darkly overshadowed by his violent abusive father and his guilt over homosexual feeling, which is exacerbated by his strict Catholic upbringing. These dark and unhappy memories though are interspersed by his tender and warm feelings towards the entertainment culture springing up around Liverpool, listening to the wireless and visiting the cinema being favourite pastimes of his. Davies sticks to his fragmented, patchwork narrative to show the nature of his own personal memory, interspersed with snatched songs and surreal daydreams and so the audience can emphasise with his every grin and grimace.

With Liverpool's City Of Culture recognition The Terence Davies Trilogy becomes ever more important as its appreciation of the pop culture which came out of Liverpool is accredited with Robert's happiness, and therefore Terence Davies' and his admission into cinema himself.

This product was added to our catalog on Thursday 09 April, 2009.

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