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Days of Heaven

Movie · 1978 · 95 min

A hauntingly beautiful, slow-burn experience with stunning visuals and a melancholic, tragic atmosphere.

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1978 film by Terrence Malick
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Year
1978
Runtime
95 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • betrayal
  • grief
  • survival
  • guilt
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Terrence Malick
Written by
Terrence Malick
Starring
Richard Gere, Sam Shepard, Brooke Adams, Robert Wilson, Linda Manz, Stuart Margolin, Robert J. Wilke, Richard Libertini
Music
Ennio Morricone
Cinematography
Néstor Almendros
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States
Languages
Italian, English

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