Winner of the 1978 Academy Award for Cinematography, Days of Heaven has been acclaimed by critics as one of the most visually stunning films ever made. Richard Gere plays Bill, a hot-headed migrant worker who goes to the Texas Panhandle in 1916 with his teenage sister Linda and his lover Abby. When the rich but fatally-ill farmer they work for takes a liking to Abby, Bill convinces her to marry the man for his money. "Days of Heaven is legendary for having been shot almost entirely at magic time--just before sunset when the light is suffused with pink and gold... The result is one of the most ravishing looking films ever--with a soundtrack to match... In a new 35mm print, it looks like a relic from a lost era--before the '80s--when it was still the privilege of a few directors to make art in Hollywood." (Village Voice)
1978, color, 1 hour 35 minutes, USA