dir. Terrence Malick
year. 1978
country. USA
run-time. 95 mins
rating. 18
£6.50 (£4.50 conc.)
Doors: 4.30pm
Film: 5.00pm
Terrence Malick's 1978 movie Days of Heaven was never a huge hit, but it was such a departure and so deliberate an attempt to have the audience stirred by beauty that it felt calming and inspiring. Without shame or caution it was trying to address the pre-modern era of American history, the natural conflict between landowners and newcomers. But it was just as interested in the vanity of men and women trying to tame and organise the wild parts of the country. Beyond that, was this perhaps the most beautiful picture ever made? Second films are famously hard, but with Days of Heaven, Malick was announcing that he would do things his way. - The Guardian
A screen poem about life in America at the turn of the century. A story of love and murder told through the voice of a child and expressive images of nature in 1916. A steelworker flees Chicago after a fight with his boss; he takes his little sister and girlfriend with him.
Dir: Terrence Malick | Starring: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz | Rating: 18 | Running Time: 95 mins
*Doors Open 4.30pm*
Screening Start 5.00pm