1978, 94 minutes
Directed by Terrence Malick
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One-of-a-kind filmmaker-philosopher Terrence Malick has created some of the most visually arresting films of the last century, and his glorious period tragedy Days of Heaven, featuring Oscar-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros, stands out among them.
In the mid-1910s, a Chicago steelworker (Richard Gere, in one of his first starring roles) accidentally kills his supervisor, and flees with his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and his little sister (Linda Manz) to the Texas panhandle, where they find work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer (Sam Shepard).
A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire—Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating a timeless American idyll that is also a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.
One of the most beautifully photographed films in history, suited perfectly for a big screen experience, along with an epic score by Ennio Morricone.