Days of Heaven Quick Hit
Terrance Malick's second feature film previews the pacing & sweeping images of his later work & clearly stood as a marker of a great filmmaker. It's the simple story of early 20th century drifters, masquerading as brother (Richard Gere)& sister (Brook Adams), who work on a wheat farm. When the dying farmer falls in love with Adams' Abby it seems like they drifters have found a home, albeit separated. What makes Malick's film so engrossing is the time he takes to photograph images of the landscape, the animals & the workers in such painterly detail, never shortcutting for the sake of dialogue or story. Cinematographer Nestor Almendros, won an Academy Award for his stunning work.
Terrance Malick's second feature film previews the pacing & sweeping images of his later work & clearly stood as a marker of a great filmmaker. It's the simple story of early 20th century drifters, masquerading as brother (Richard Gere)& sister (Brook Adams), who work on a wheat farm. When the dying farmer falls in love with Adams' Abby it seems like they drifters have found a home, albeit separated. What makes Malick's film so engrossing is the time he takes to photograph images of the landscape, the animals & the workers in such painterly detail, never shortcutting for the sake of dialogue or story. Cinematographer Nestor Almendros, won an Academy Award for his stunning work.
