#409: MALICK, Terrence: Days Of Heaven (1978)

MALICK, Terrence (United States)
Days Of Heaven [1978]
Spine #409
DVD


One-of-a-kind filmmaker-philosopher Terrence Malick has created some of the most visually arresting movies in history, and his glorious period tragedy Days of Heaven, featuring Oscar-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros, stands out among them. A Chicago steelworker (Richard Gere) accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and little sister (Linda Manz) to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a wealthy farmer (Sam Shepard). A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire — Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating at once a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.

94 minutes
Color
Surround
1:78:1 aspect ratio
Criterion Release 2007
Director/Writer


Terence Malick was 35 when he wrote and directed Days of Heaven.

Other Malick films in the Collection:

#651: Badlands (1973)
#536: The Thin Red Line (1998)
#826: The New World (2005)
#942: The Tree Of Life (2011)

The Film

Film Rating (0-60):

60

The Extras

The Booklet

Forty-four page booklet featuring essays by Adrian Martin and Néstor Alemndros.

Commentary

Featuring editor Billy Weber, art director Jack Fisk, costume designer Patricia Norris, and casting director Dianne Crittenden.

Audio interview

With Gere.

Video interviews

With cinematographers Haskell Wexler and John Bailey, and a video interview with Sam Shepard from 2002.

Extras Rating (0-40):

39

60 + 39 =

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