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Originally shown on the big screen in glorious 70 mm, Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven is an aesthetically flawless eye-catching period piece that won its cinematographer, Néstor Almendros, an Oscar. Texture and colour are the unbilled characters in this tragic tale, and are just as important as the players. Richard Gere works in a Chicago steel mill at the turn of the 19th century, but must flee the city after accidentally killing a man. Heading for the wheat fields of Texas, he packs up his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and his younger sister (Linda Manz). Instead of a better life, they head straight into tragedy when a wealthy farmer (Sam Shepard) falls for Adams. Believing him to be dying and expecting to inherit a fortune, she agrees to marry him. Their plans change when Shepard fails to die and Gere takes matters into his own hands. The story, sadly, fades somewhat when compared to the glory of the visuals. --Rochelle O'Gorman
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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Filmed mostly in twilight, in the pink flush and phosphorescent blue of sunrise or sunset, Days of Heaven is one of the most visually beautiful films ever made. Its beauty contrasts with the harshness of life during the Depression years and with the almost documentary-like observations of the travelling community in America.
The story is a tragic Hardyesque one, with a love triangle, reminiscent of the story of Abraham and Sarah, when Abraham lies to Pharaoh about Sarah being his sister rather than his wife. Pharaoh complains to Abraham that he will bring evil to his house...and that's precisely what happens to landowner, Sam Shepard.
Ennio Morricone's score is drawn from Saint Saens' The Aquarium, adding to the beauty of the film but also the sense of inevitability.
Sam Shepard and Brooke Adams are excellent (thank goodness they are not the pretty people of tinseltown!) Richard Gere is at his best ever, not quite in the habit yet of detaching himself from the emotion of the story.
Not many people know this film when I tell them it's one of my all time favourites. I've waited for it since seeing it many years ago - at last I have it for myself!
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
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It is very rare to see a film that makes you wish that you could walk through the screen and just allow everything to wash over you. Days of Heaven does that! It is a total visual delight, and married with Ennio Morricone's glorious score makes it a gem of a film. Watch it and you will find that wind blowing through wheat will take on a different perspective altogether.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By F. Candlish
Format:DVD
Ostensibly a story involving a love triangle between a wealthy farmer and two impoverished migrant workers set in rural Texas in the early part of the Twentieth century.
As you would expect from Terence Mallick the film is so much more; the story is secondary to the wonder and beauty the director sees in the natural world. The characters and their story are only a part of a world driven by and kept moving by eternal conflict. Mallick's camera is equally interested in the wind blowing through wheat fields or locusts swarming at dusk.
I don't think it reaches the meditative highs of his next film- The Thin Red Line, but, the film is less ponderous and is a wonderful visual experience.
As you would expect from Terence Mallick the film is so much more; the story is secondary to the wonder and beauty the director sees in the natural world. The characters and their story are only a part of a world driven by and kept moving by eternal conflict. Mallick's camera is equally interested in the wind blowing through wheat fields or locusts swarming at dusk.
I don't think it reaches the meditative highs of his next film- The Thin Red Line, but, the film is less ponderous and is a wonderful visual experience.
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days of heaven
i have loved this film from when it was first made and have waited for this blue ray for years, great.
Published 22 days ago by Cokey g
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Top Gere...
...which to be honest isn't saying a great deal! However, despite the totally wrong haircut and nice teeth, this is a good performance with some subtlety. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mario
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Dvd
Arrived promptly. I haven't watched the DVD yet. I already had this film on videotape so I already know that I will enjoy the film when I get round to watching the DVD.
Published 2 months ago by maggiemay
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DVD
I remember seeing this film quite a few years ago, and it is just as good as I remember. It doesn't seem to have dated at all. I enjoyed it very much.
Published 10 months ago by Rog
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One of the greatest films of the 1970s
Malick's breakthrough film and one of the very best of the 1970s, this stunning production should be known by everybody. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Alan Pavelin
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visuals not matched by story-line
Clearly, any potential buyer is going to have to weigh up all these reviews, but I offer my own impression for those who like a good and believable story. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Enthusiast
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truly malick's masterpiece
whilst he has made several great films this remains his best. one of the most beautiful films made by anyone.
Published 19 months ago by cwebb4
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VG service
My Days of Heaven DVD arrived quickly and it was in perfect condition. Very good service. Thank you very much.
Published 20 months ago by JANICE FORSYTH
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No heaven on earth
Days of Heaven is an extraordinary cinematic achievement by writer-director Terrence Malik.A good story,good acting, visually stunning cinematography and a beautiful music score by... Read more
Published 21 months ago by technoguy
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Majestic and unforgettable
I watched this film many years ago when it came out (to inexplicably mixed reviews). I loved it then and when I recently saw it again, with the usual slight apprehension that it... Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2011 by M. R. Sathiah
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