Review of Days of Heaven (1978) by Jared S — 29 Jul 2013
Malick's follow-up to Badlands reveals him as a cinematic poet with a distinctive cinematic language. Days of Heaven stands as a beautiful achievement in cinema, as Malick uncovers the many sides of the melodramatic romantic machinations by also juxtaposing the material side and spiritual side, as well as the bright side and good side, of love in a narrative structure which resembles the one of classic literature.
In so doing, he employs a remarkably free and playful use of cinematography for which Nestor Almendros won an Academy Award, which prominently shows the filmmaker's love affair with nature and light and heightens the reflective aspect of the film.
This review of Days of Heaven (1978) was written by Jared S on 29 Jul 2013.
Days of Heaven has generally received very positive reviews.
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