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Days Of Heaven (1978)

Directed by Terrence Malick · Cinematography by Néstor Almendros

PG94 min61 frames

DramaRomance

She gave her hand to one man, but her heart to another.

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Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A vast, dry prairie landscape features a dirt road and an old victorian house. Three people stand watching…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: fullbody — A man crouches in a vast, dry field beside a red antique motorcycle. A small wooden structure stands…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: medium — A vast, empty, snowy field holds a single large, rounded pile of straw. A man and a woman rest side by…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A large, two-tower wooden arch stands on an expansive, flat grassy field at sunset. Several people with…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A gravel road runs between wooden houses under a dim, overcast twilight sky. Two women rotate while…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A field of tall grass sits under an orange sky during golden hour. Several men stand scattered in the…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: medium — A stone paved urban street with blurred architectural columns in the background. A young girl in an…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: medium — A night exterior view of a building illuminated only from within a window. Two people stand close…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — Vast rolling wheat fields stretch to the horizon under a soft sunset sky. A solitary person walks along…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A field of tall grass is engulfed in massive orange flames at night. Several silhouetted figures move…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: medium — A furnished interior space with light-colored wallpaper and a window with dark curtains. A man stands…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A small flat-bottomed boat with a canopy travels across a vast open lake. The far shore features dry…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: medium — A vast field of mature wheat stretches toward a pale sky with scattered clouds. Two women stand…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: closeup — The man's face is illuminated from below against a pitch-black background. He stares directly into the…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A large, multi-story country mansion sits on a grassy hill under an overcast sky. Two men sit on small…Days Of Heaven (1978) movie still: wide — A wooden gazebo stands illuminated in the dark landscape against a sunset horizon. Four individuals are…
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What is Days Of Heaven about?

In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer.

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. Set in 1916, it tells the story of Bill and Abby, lovers who travel to the Texas Panhandle for work harvesting crops for a wealthy grain farmer. Bill persuades Abby to claim the fortune of the dying farmer by tricking him into a sham marriage.

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What does the cinematography of Days Of Heaven look like?

Sampled across 61 frames, the coverage of Days Of Heaven leans on wide compositions (41% of the sample) and medium shots (30%). Cinematographer Néstor Almendros keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Golden-hour light is a recurring motif, appearing in 21% of the sample. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Deep focus keeps foreground and background readable at once in 57% of the frames.

What is the color palette of Days Of Heaven?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of Days Of Heaven (1978) are #0f0b0a, #39312c, #2a1810, #a68d71, #4e392e, #ceb090 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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