Topic: RIP Terence Davies

[Midget]

RIP Terence Davies.

Great director of beautiful films, such as Distant Voices, Still Lives, The Long Day Closes and The House of Mirth. Maybe the best director to come out of Liverpool.

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Fucking hell, he was my mams mate as a kid. Lived on the same street on Kensington street in Kenny. Used to put on little stage shows on his cellar and charge people a penny or something to see his shows.

R.I.P. Mate.

[Only Me]

Ah that's sad news.

Of time and the city is one of my fave films ever.

[kennedy81]

Sad news. I just watched Of Time & The City a few years back. It's an amazing piece of work.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHF3FR1IWUw

RIP.

[FlashingBlade]

Its amazing how Liverpool makes so much fuss over its famous sons and daughters....yet a bona fide artists like Davies is unknown to many


sad news...he was a poet and cinema was his medium.

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Theres a scene in Distant Voices, Still Lives from what i remember when its night time and you hear someone shout 'Goonight Mr Campbell'

That was my Grandad they were talking to

Also, was on then phone to my Mam earlier to tell her about TD passing, she starts telling me the tragic things that happened in the street and starts going on about a woman called Doreen who was My Mams older sisters age, played by Pauline Quirk (Birds of a feather). Her real name was Doreen Mathers and lived with her Mam till her Mam passed, later ending up in the Cottage Homes.

[kavah]

^ ha - amazing.

I was Just reading how well regarded Distant Voices, Still lives

RIP Terence.

[Yorkykopite]

Distant Voices is a masterpiece. One of the greatest-ever British films. Long Day Closes is pretty top-notch too. Thanks Terence. RIP

[Sir Capon of Debaser]

Strange thing in the Echo. Cos these 2 fellas where from the Braddocks on Netherfield Road (Where Terence ended up moving from Kensington Street) but a lad called Ritchie Routledge from The Crying Shames has also died on the 8th October.

Strange that 2 lads from the same place who rose to fame died on the same day

R.I.P.

Edit. TD was the 7th but still strange

[Terry de Niro]

Strange thing in the Echo. Cos these 2 fellas where from the Braddocks on Netherfield Road (Where Terence ended up moving from Kensington Street) but a lad called Ritchie Routledge from The Crying Shames has also died on the 8th October.

Strange that 2 lads from the same place who rose to fame died on the same day

R.I.P.

Edit. TD was the 7th but still strange

Knew Ritchie well.
Brilliant muso and a very good egg all round.

RIP, mate.

[Black Bull Nova]

Great, great films and unique and original as well. Hard to watch unless you are in the right mood and sometimes dark and light. A real talent and gentleman.
Kensington has produced more than it's share of talent.