Days of Heaven - Terrence Malick (1978)

Bill, Abby and sis arrive in the panhandle.

• Category

  Film & Animation

[Greg F]

it's funny that's everybody's so interrested in knowing where the film was shot but nobody mentioned what makes the visual magic: the magic hour. It is the moment when the sun sets, and after the sun sets and before it is night. The sky has light, but there is no actual sun. The light is very soft, and there is something magic about it. It limits the shooting to around twenty minutes a day, but it did pay on the screen.

This is a masterpiece (and of course,it's an understatement)

[phxsns1]

2:23 Beautiful.....

[auerstadt06]

They shot in Canada. In the north, magic hour lasts longer.

[MinamuTV]

"You know how people are. You tell 'em something, they start talkin'."

Great quote.

[MrKeepitunderyourhat]

To be honest, I'd say that the most famous aspect of the entire film is it's magic hour cinematography. That's all anybody goes on about. In fact I'd be more interested to know where it was filmed, because magic hour has been talked to death. Now I'm more interested in those stunning locations.

[rsvpnow]

god, that's beautiful.. thanks for that.

[colpetne]

masterpiece is an understatement this movie has a well deserved reputation as one of the greatest ever but i think if all the current hype on malick after the tree of life continues this could end up among the 20 most acclaimed movies ever and it should true classics are rarely ever appreciated in their day

[Linda Mae Chover]

movie like a painting

[stfcgrey]

Clouds are so utterly life affirming

[ROoooo80]

worth seeing for the clouds alone

[Greg F]

yes but i didn't insult you ;) i leave you now: you've got plenty of things to hate...