With this series of shorts – CHILDREN (’74), MADONNA AND CHILD (’80), and DEATH AND TRANSFIGURATION (’83) – Davies laid the groundwork for all his future films. The TRILOGY traces the life of Liverpudlian Robert Tucker from victimised Catholic schoolboy to gay, closeted middle-age and through to impending death in hospital. Through ironic use of music, composition, superb performances, the fascination with memories, and a gentle wit, Davies created a fresh and highly personal body of work unequalled in contemporary British cinema.
The Terence Davies Trilogy
Directed by Terence Davies