Days of Heaven (1978)

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drama

A hot-tempered farm laborer convinces the woman he loves to marry their rich but dying boss so that they can have a claim to his fortune. (descr.: IMDb)

Cast:

Richard Gere Bill
Brooke Adams Abby
Sam Shepard The Farmer
Linda Manz Linda
Robert J. Wilke The Farm Foreman
Jackie Shultis Linda's Friend
Stuart Margolin Mill Foreman
Timothy Scott Harvest Hand
Gene Bell Dancer
Doug Kershaw Fiddler
Richard Libertini Vaudeville Leader
Frenchie Lemond Vaudeville Wrestler
Sahbra Markus Vaudeville Dancer
Bob Wilson Accountant
Muriel Jolliffe Headmistress
John Wilkinson Preacher
King Cole Farm Worker

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9 stars

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5 stars

35mmshrine wrote about Days of Heaven (9)

This is the most beautifully photographed film I have ever seen. Malick and cinematographer Néstor Almendros' expert manipulation of natural light elevates this film to an almost obscenely gorgeous level. Also, apparently it was called 'Wheat: the Movie' in the Philippines.

9 stars

thaklos wrote about Days of Heaven

The various desires in this film are sad, being either too hopeless or too grand, and the beautiful destruction that results from all of the comprises these characters make is as chilling as it is fascinating. Despite the delicate nature of the idyllic lifestyle that the film depicts I wanted the characters to be happy, which made the culminating implosion that much more powerful. Throughout this entire experience is sown a piercing soundtrack that accentuates the film's bittersweet truths.

8 stars

magb wrote about Days of Heaven

Excellent this here movie. I don't think it warrants too much in-depth analysis; it's above all a compelling story, told in a compelling way. My only complaint is that some of the young girl's voice-over narration seemed unnecessary, as voice-over narration so often is.

9 stars

FitFortDanga wrote about Days of Heaven

Absolutely beautiful and impressionistic. The story is complete but feels threadbare, characterization is rather minimal. But the movie is a tour de force of mood and atmosphere and lyricism, with its own unique sense of time. It's visual poetry, like Anh Hung Tran. Linda Manz was very good, and even Richard Gere wasn't that bad (although he looks more like an underwear model than a steelworker or a farmhand). Adams' perpetual frown got annoying after a while.

9 stars

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KAH wrote about Days of Heaven

Another lyrical film from Malick, with an almost larger-than-life view of these people and their situation in this given time and place, but at the same time the voice-over narration is down to earth, tender and almost naive, a contrast that works great. Not to forget: It's perhaps the most beautifully photographed film I've seen.

9 stars