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Madonna and Child
Autobiography as art: the centrepiece of Terence Davies' devastating Liverpool-set Trilogy focuses on his fictional alter-ego in middle age.
Drama 1980 28 mins Not rated
Director: Terence Davies
Overview
The second instalment of Terence Davies' masterful Trilogy finds Robert Tucker in middle age, with the clash of religion and sexuality taking its toll. A depressed loner who takes the ferry across the Mersey to work as an office clerk, Robert is haunted by nightmares of his own death and tormented by largely unfulfilled homosexual fantasies, his only consolation the companionship of his mother.
Madonna and Child was produced at the National Film School as Davies' graduation film.
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Extras
Deep Blue Sea (Press conference)
Terence Davis on The Deep Blue Sea (Short interview)
