DAYS OF HEAVEN (1978)
Romance melodrama about a love triangle between a rich and boring landowner (Sam Shepard) whose wife is seduced away from him by a hot broke farmworker (Richard Gere).
This may not sound like much of a pitch. It’s all in the execution. Terence Malick is one of the more insane directors, famous for his dream like visuals and weird voice-overs. This one’s narrated by an eccentric, possibly mentally ill, child who isn’t particularly important to the plot. And there are points in the narration when she forgets what she’s saying or meanders on bizarre stream of consciousness rants. It couldn’t be more unique and beautiful and expressive. Also, this movie is famous for being shot entirely at twilight. In other words, they shot the movie for only two or three hours each day (while renting the equipment by the day). The movie looks like no other. And, finally, it’s one of the hottest love triangle movies. I’m in love with all three of them.
