Behind DAYS OF HEAVEN - Richard Gere on Terry Malick as a Young Director

In this rare interview, Richard Gere, Sam Shepard, and crew members recount their unique experiences working with the enigmatic Terrance Malick on Days of Heaven.
Days of Heaven is a 1978 American romantic period drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick, and starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz.[4] Set in 1916, it tells the story of Bill and Abby, lovers who travel to the Texas Panhandle to harvest crops for a wealthy farmer. Bill persuades Abby to claim the fortune of the dying farmer by tricking him into a false marriage.
Days of Heaven was Malick's second feature film, after Badlands (1973), and was produced on a budget of $3 million. Production was particularly troublesome, with a tight shooting schedule in Canada in 1976 and significant budget constraints. Film editing took Malick a lengthy two years, due to difficulty with achieving a general flow and assembly of the scenes. This was eventually solved by incorporating improvised narration from teen Linda Manz.[5][6] The film was scored by Ennio Morricone and photographed by Néstor Almendros and Haskell Wexler.
Days of Heaven received positive reviews on its original theatrical release. Its photography was widely praised, although a small number of critics considered only this aspect to be worthy of high praise.[7] It was not a significant commercial success, but did win an Academy Award for Best Cinematography[8] along with three nominations for the score, costume design[9] and sound.[10] Malick also won the Best Director Award at the Cannes Film Festival.
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[@edhunter9073]

Richard Gere's insights into this film and Malick are so illuminating and on the money. "A script is..a marker that allows everyone to come to work but the things that become meaningful are really the accidents of the moment".

[@adamt1564]

Thank you for posting this commentary on one of the most haunting, visually arresting films of all time.

[@curiousworld7912]

Malick's films all have a spiritual quality to them. Nature, and man's separation from it, seems to be a running theme in each, which I think speaks to a certain truth in our post-industrial society, as well. And, he's not afraid to take his time on a scene, or even just a shot. He respects his audience as adults, and is one of the real artists in film.

[@Guigley]

This film is in a class by itself.

[@robertyoung1777]

Linda Manz was a saint.

[@hidigaboroktato3102]

Ennio❤

[@AntonellaCipriani]

so beautiful it makes me cry

[@ThatEssentialAttire]

The greatest film of all time.

[@65g4]

Great video thanks

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

Camera 📷 operater ...John Bailey ...a Dr. Bailey was renowned in London Ontario ...checked out my elbow one time ...still remember this ...many years ago #Bailey strong bloodline 😊

[@brettveldboom2296]

Is he still living?

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

@@brettveldboom2296 don't know ...but he was, "The Man" when it came to bones, and such ...I only got a little of his time ...the top docs, are the last you see 👀 which is as it should be 😁

[@alexpriestley8403]

Great video, thanks for posting

[@MapleSyrupPoet]

"Impressionistic" ...yes ❤❤❤😂

[@eduardolacoste6493]

Mallick Is a genius

[@emanuelgermangomez2357]

excellente. Gracias por compartirlo.

[@ericrusch8258]

No nod to Morricone..😮

[@anthonydileonardo8156]

Cimino should've studied this film before doing HEAVENS GATE

[@nelson2266]

P r o m o S M

[@UCLPC]

They are all secretly shitting on him.