Legendary director Terrence Malick delivered another stunning masterpiece with his second feature before taking a twenty year break from cinema. Set before the WWI, a tragic love triangle is witnessed by a teenage girl. After killing his supervisor in Chicago, a hot tempered man flees with his teenage sister and girlfriend to Texas where he forces his girlfriend to marry a rich farmer which ends in tragedy. Poetic and heartbreaking with dazzling cinematography and haunting score established Malick as one of the great poets of cinema whose films stand the test of time. The stellar cast includes Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz in iconic performances. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Days of Heaven
Legendary director Terrence Malick delivered another stunning masterpiece with his second feature before taking a twenty year break from cinema. Set before the WWI, a tragic love triangle is witnessed by a teenage girl. After killing his supervisor in Chicago, a hot tempered man flees with his teenage sister and girlfriend to Texas where he forces his girlfriend to marry a rich farmer which ends in tragedy. Poetic and heartbreaking with dazzling cinematography and haunting score established Malick as one of the great poets of cinema whose films stand the test of time. The stellar cast includes Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz in iconic performances. 1001 Films' coverage of films on DVD.
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