Terrence Malick's second film is a lyrical screen poem about life in America at the turn of the century. When a Chicago steel-mill worker is fired after a fight with his supervisor, he hops a train for the Great Plains with his girlfriend and his younger sister. The trio join itinerant workers following the farming season and find a place with a quiet, lonely landowner. As the year passes and the harvest nears, a fateful love triangle develops, with fiery consequences. The performances match the moody compositions in this elegy for the premodern prairie, which now stands firmly as one of the most beautiful motion pictures of all time.
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Run a Quick Search on "Days of Heaven" starring Richard Gere to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Days of Heaven"Browse more products related to "Richard Gere, Brooke Adams and Terrence Malick"ReviewSight and Sound, 02/01/2008, p.96-97, "Terrence Malick's melodrama is an unlikely masterpiece, and one of the most beautiful films ever committed to celluloid." New York Times, 12/31/1978, p.II:1, Included in the New York Times's "10 BEST FILMS OF 1978" -- "...[Malick is] extraordinarily gifted....Excellent performers..." Chicago Sun-Times, 12/07/1997, p.5, "...DAYS OF HEAVEN is above all one of the most beautiful films ever made..." Variety, 09/13/1978, "...DAYS OF HEAVEN is a dramatically moving and technically breathtaking American art film, one of the great cinematic achievements of the last decade..." USA Today, 10/11/1996, p.3D, "...Gorgeous....A bizarre, early century love triangle..." Title NoteTheatrical Release: September 14, 1978. Product Quotation/Excerpt"I been thinkin' what ta do wit' my fyoochuh... I could be a mud doctuh..." (Linda Manz) Release NoteDVD Features: Product NotesTerrence Malick's follow-up to BADLANDS is an exquisitely photographed story of a group of early-20th-century itinerant workers who find themselves entangled in a deadly love triangle. Bill (Richard Gere) and Abby (Brooke Adams) are lovers who are forced to flee Chicago after Bill accidentally murders his foreman. Together, with Bill's little sister, Linda (Linda Manz), they settle on the land of a wealthy farmer (Sam Shepard) and spend their days working in the wheat fields. Bill discovers that the farmer is terminally ill and convinces Abby to marry him so they can inherit his fortune. As the days progress, it becomes apparent that the farmer isn't getting any sicker, and when he discovers that Abby and Bill had initially set out to con him, their carefree existence comes to a deadly end. If You Enjoy "Days of Heaven (DVD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Days of Heaven (DVD)"There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Drama, General BestsellersExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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