- Davis died Saturday at his home, according to his official Instagram account
- He started his career with autobiographical films like The Long Day Closes
- Davies is today considered one of the greatest English filmmakers
Terence Davies, the English director who directed several classic autobiographical films and literary adaptations, including The House Of Mirth and The Neon Bible, has died at the age of 77.
Davis’ official Instagram account announced the news on Saturday, noting that he died “peacefully at home” earlier in the day after a “short illness.”
The director and screenwriter, who was born in Liverpool in 1945, began his career — and soon became known as one of Britain’s greatest filmmakers — with the autobiographical films Distant Voices Still Alive (1988) and The Long Day Closes (1992).
He later followed these intimate films with productions starring US and UK stars, including The Neon Bible (1995) starring Jenna Rowlands, The House of Mirth (2000) starring Edith Wharton and Gillian Anderson. and the romantic drama Deep Blue Sea (2011), starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston.
Davies’ most recent feature film was 2021’s The Blessing, in which both Jack Lowden and Peter Capaldi played the English war poet Siegfried Sassoon.
The Long Day Closes: Terence Davies, the English director who directed several classic autobiographical films and literary adaptations, including The House Of Mirth and The Neon Bible, has died at the age of 77; seen in 2016 in New York
Farewell: Davies’ official Instagram announced he died “peacefully at home” on Saturday after a “short illness”
Modern Classics: Davis was known for several autobiographical films and literary adaptations. One of his most popular films was the 2011 romantic drama Deep Blue Sea starring Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddleston.