Days of Heaven
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of New Mexico Press
Publishing:6th Apr '27
£14.99
This title is due to be published on 6th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A comprehensive account of the making and legacy of Terrence Malick’s elegiac 1978 Western, Days of Heaven, starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, and Sam Shepard.
Director Terrence Malick’s 1978 Western, Days of Heaven,stands out for its dreamlike cinematography and sparse, haunting plot. Malick’s writing and direction animate the usual Western tropes with a uniquely personal style and sensibility. Set in 1916, the threadbare plot resembles a biblical parable more than a traditional Western, as the main characters grapple with their fortunes and face tremendous social change at this pivotal juncture in American history.
In this gripping new addition to the Reel West series, Gary Edgerton offers a comprehensive portrait of Malick’s early career, the making of Days of Heaven, its reception by audiences and critics, and its contributions to Western film. Edgerton’s holistic treatment of Days of Heaven firmly positions it as one of the most skillfully produced, artistically innovative, and culturally resonant Westerns in the long history of the genre.
“A welcome and arresting addition to the body of literature on the Western. Gary Edgerton adroitly illuminates the film’s enduring spirit and essence in the Western genre, blazing his own trails with a voice and view that are fresh and fulfilling.” - George Plasketes, professor of media studies at Auburn University “
Edgerton’s manuscript grounds Days of Heaven in time and place while offering erudite understanding for one of America’s most eccentric filmmakers who has broken into the mainstream time and again.” - Chris Yogerst, author of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Warner Brothers, and Hollywood Hates Hitler
ISBN: 9780826370815
Dimensions: 178mm x 127mm x 17mm
Weight: 103g
168 pages