94
Days
of Heaven
Release date 13th September 1978
Country : USA
Running time : 95 mins
Genre : Drama
Starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard
Screenplay by Terrence Mallick
Directed by Terrence Mallick
Bill, Abby and Linda find employment in a farm in Texas. When the harvest is over a rich and handsome farmer invites them to stay with him because he has fallen in love with Abby. The farmer only has a year to live so Bill convinces Abby to accept the farmer's wedding offer giving the impression that they aren't a couple but brother and sister. They hope to be on easy street when the farmer dies but his expected death doesn't come and Bill becomes increasingly frustrated by the situation.
A movie that relies almost
exclusively on its visuals, there is no great or memorable dialogue but
as a piece of cinema it is hard to beat. The shots of the fields are
beautiful, it also has an incredible atmosphere evoked by the use of
Saint Saens on the soundtrack, an impressionistic piece of music for an
impressionistic film.
The music over the titles and at the end is from the Aquarium from Saint Saens' Carnival of Animals.
Release date 13th September 1978
Country : USA
Running time : 95 mins
Genre : Drama
Starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard
Screenplay by Terrence Mallick
Directed by Terrence Mallick
Bill, Abby and Linda find employment in a farm in Texas. When the harvest is over a rich and handsome farmer invites them to stay with him because he has fallen in love with Abby. The farmer only has a year to live so Bill convinces Abby to accept the farmer's wedding offer giving the impression that they aren't a couple but brother and sister. They hope to be on easy street when the farmer dies but his expected death doesn't come and Bill becomes increasingly frustrated by the situation.
The music over the titles and at the end is from the Aquarium from Saint Saens' Carnival of Animals.
DVD Times
The Digital Bits
DVD Beaver
95 93
Written content copyright Derek McLellan,2005.
Copyright © The Fedora Chronicles
Days of Heaven image from
http://www.sensesofcinema.com/
