Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard
Richard Gere works in a Chicago steel mill at the turn of the century, but must flee the city after accidentally killing a man. Heading for the wheat fields of Texas, he packs up his girlfriend (Brook...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 30, 1999
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June 19, 2008Malick's masterpiece. One of the most gorgeously shot films in history. Right up there with The Conformist and Chinatown.
Gere, Adams and Shepard all give exquisitely simple performance that speak volumes.
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January 5, 2008Haunting and magical soundtrack, sweeping and lush cinematography... so-so acting, but who cares? This movie is so pretty!
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December 12, 2007Tender immorality. Days of Heaven lavishes its exterior with beauty to oppose the deviance of its plot and the ethics of its characters to make for a picture laden with the splendor of serenity and the insight of needs, wants, and love. The film caters as a moving film through im...( read more)
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October 23, 2007one of the most beautifully captured films ever. good work mr. cameraman! richard gere and brooke and whoever are just characters who dont do much... and it's narrated rather jumbly by the lil girl. oh crap, i really can't be bothered with reviews lately. so er, yeh, i'm gonna go...( read more)
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October 12, 2009
Days of Heaven(1978) was from director Terrence Malick, a story of a love triangle. Bill, played by Richard Gere, his girlfriend Abb...( read more) -
August 24, 2009Malick again presents us with a wide display of stunning visual moments. The characters seemed real and interesting to me The Morricone soundtrack with its variations on Saint-Saens "the aquarium" were lovely and haunting. I did feel the sister's voice over narration was less ef...( read more)
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August 23, 2009good about love triangle relationships... great justice in the end... don't marry for the wrong reasons...
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August 4, 2009I don't why it had took me so long to watch a Terrence Malick film (specially this one), but I'm planning to correct that soon.
Critic Reviews
October 22, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is a movie made by a man who knew how something felt, and found a way to evoke it in us. full review
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