In love and war: Terence Davies on Benediction

Terence Davies’ portrait of the poet Siegfried Sassoon is a poignant study of a gay man, scarred by war, who is never able to find true peace. Here the director, who has died aged 77, discusses love, sex and the cruelty of homophobia.

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