Days of heaven
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
ISBN
1934121932, 9781934121931
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (40 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
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Published
[Irvington, N.Y.] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Language
English
ISBN
1934121932, 9781934121931
UPC
715515026321
Notes
General Note
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1978.
General Note
Special features: Commentary with Jack Fisk, Billy Weber, Patricia Norris, and Dianne Crittenden [audio feature]; Interview with Richard Gere [audio feature] (22 min.); Interview with Sam Shepard (13 min.); Interview with John Bailey (21 min.); Interview with Haskell Wexler (12 min.). Booklet includes essays "On Earth as it is in heaven" by Adrian Martin and "Shooting 'Days of Heaven'" by Nestor Almendros.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Nestor Almendros, additional photography, Haskell Wexler ; edited by Billy Weber ; music composed and conducted by Ennio Morricone, additional music, Leo Kottke ; art director, Jack Fisk ; costumes designed by Patricia Norris.
Participants/Performers
Richard Gere (Bill), Brooke Adams (Abby), Sam Shepard (the Farmer), Linda Manz (Linda), Robert Wilke (the farm Foreman).
Description
In 1910, Bill, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor. He flees to the Texas panhandle with his lover Abby and little sister Linda, where they work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. When Bill learns that the Farmer is ill and has less than a year to live, he encourages Abby to accept the man's attentions. The Farmer and Abby marry, and she and her "siblings" live in the big house, waiting for the Farmer to die, so Abby can inherit, and the three of them live happily ever after. But love seems to be a cure-all: the Farmer seems to be improving--and Abby is no longer seeing this as a marriage of convenience. From a landscape of panoramic vistas, vivid colors, and rich textures comes a timeless American idyll and a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: Rated PG.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround; widescreen, presentation aspect ratio 1.78:1; enhanced for 16:9 widescreen televisions.
Language
In English with optional subtitles in English.
Awards
Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Nestor Almendros); Cannes Film Festival Best Director (Terrence Malick) 1979.
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Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD DAY | Available |
Chatham Borough-Chatham Township Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD DAY | Available |
Dover Library - Adult Media - Video | DVD DAY | Available |
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Media | DAYS | Checked Out |
Kinnelon Library - Adult Media | DVD DAYS | Available |
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Malick, T., Schneider, B., Schneider, H., Gere, R., Adams, B., Shepard, S., & Manz, L. (2007). Days of heaven . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Terrence Malick et al.. 2007. Days of Heaven. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Terrence Malick et al.. Days of Heaven Criterion Collection, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Malick, Terrence, et al. Days of Heaven Criterion Collection, 2007.
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