Days Of Heaven

Starring: Brooke Adams, Richard Gere Director: Terrence Malick Original UK Premiere: 1979 Dvd Release: 2nd July, 2001 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Widescreen, Region 2 Encoding Subtitled In: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish Dubbed In: German

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Days of Heaven is a 1978 film written & directed by Terrence Malick & starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard & Linda Manz. The story concerns Bill, a Chicago laborer who flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend & sister to escape a murder charge. The three hire on as seasonal workers with a farmer & a complicated relationship ensues among the four. The story has numerous allusions to the Old Testament. The film won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography. Per Academy custom, was the award was given in the name of principal photographer Nestor Almendros. This was somewhat controversial, as renowned cinematographer Haskell Wexler also received credit on the film. Wexler has complained about not receiving an Oscar statue for his contributions to the work.

Originally shown on the big screen in glorious 70 mm, Terrence Malicks Days of Heaven is an aesthetically flawless eye-catching period piece that won its cinematographer, Néstor Almendros, an Oscar. Texture & colour are the unbilled characters in this tragic tale, & 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 & his younger sister . Instead of a better life, they head straight into tragedy when a wealthy farmer falls for Adams. Believing him to be dying & expecting to inherit a fortune, she agrees to marry him. Their plans change when Shepard fails to die & Gere takes matters into his own hands. The story, sadly, fades somewhat when compared to the glory of the visuals.

Brooke Adams is an actress. Adams attended the High School for the Performing Arts & the School of American Ballet. After playing small roles in television & low-budget movies, Adams performances in Days of Heaven & the remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers brought her positive reviews. She has also starred in the films Cuba, The Dead Zone, Key Exchange & Gas Food Lodging. From 1995 she temporarily retired from film-making due to family responsibilities & a dearth of good roles, resuming her career c. 2002. In 2002 she received rave reviews for her performance in the romantic comedy Made-Up, which was written by her sister, actress Lynne Adams & directed by her husband Tony Shalhoub, star of Monk. Adams most recently appeared in the films At Last & The Legend of Lucy Keyes & starred on Broadway in The Cherry Orchard. She & Shalhoub have two daughters. Brooke Adams at the Internet Movie Database. Posters Of Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

Editors Choice: The Dead Zone, Cuba, Days Of Heaven, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Shock Waves, Murder On Flight 502, Sometimes They Come Back, View DVDology

Richard Gere is an American actor. Gere is a well known Buddhist & an active supporter of the Dalai Lama. Gere was born in Philadelphia. In high school he excelled in gymnastics & music. He graduated in 1967 from North Syracuse Central High School. Gere attended the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, but he left college after two years to pursue acting. He also pursued a professional trumpet career. He continued to perform in television, movies & theater throughout the 1970s. His acting career took off in 1980 with the film American Gigolo. He was formerly married to supermodel Cindy Crawford. His present companion is Carey Lowell. They have a son, Homer James Jigme Gere.   Posters Of Richard Gere

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Terrence Malick is an enigmatic American film director, screenwriter & film producer. Badlands, Days of Heaven & The Thin Red Line. Badlands & Days of Heaven are considered masterpieces of the Hollywood Renaissance. Malicks work is often characterized by naturalist cinematography & a meditative directorial & editing style. Malick grew up in Oklahoma & Texas before studying philosophy at Harvard University. After graduating he went to Magdalen College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar. He moved back to the United States & taught philosophy at Massachusetts Institute of Technology while freelancing as a journalist. He got his start in film after being accepted at the American Film Institute in 1969. In addition to his talent, Malicks elusiveness & paucity of output has made him a living legend. After directing his first two features he disappeared from view for 20 years & he has only directed three features in his entire career. Even now, his contracts stipulate that no current pictures of him are to be published & that he is not obligated to do any personal promotion for his films. Posters Of The Thin Red Line

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