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By Cyril Pearl -- Video Business, 10/22/2007
CRITERION/IMAGE
Street: Oct. 23
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> Director Terrence Malick’s sumptuous turn-of-the-century American idyll receives a gorgeous high-definition restoration by Criterion.
The story in Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven concerns a love triangle between a Chicago steel worker (Richard Gere) on the lam for murder, his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and a wealthy farmer (Sam Shepard) in the Texas panhandle. It’s not the story, however, that so entrances the film’s fans; it’s the stunning, Oscar-winning cinematography by the late Nestor Almendros. The film’s evocative look is further enhanced by the period décor, costumes and production design, and it all looks absolutely gorgeous in this newly restored high-definition transfer. The supplements also reflect that the film is considered to be more of a production showcase than an actors’ forum. Yes, there’s a new audio interview with Gere, but it’s the fresh video interviews with additional cinematographer Haskell Wexler and camera operator John Bailey that will most interest fans. Ditto for the commentary, which features art director Jack Fisk and costumer Patricia Norris. But the film is the thing here, and though there are many movies that contain a scene or two featuring “the magic hour”—that time right after sunset that yields the most captivating cinematography—it feels like a whole hour and a half in Days of Heaven.
Shelf Talk: Many a cinephile has been waiting for Days of Heaven to receive a new transfer, and their high-definition dreams are realized with this Criterion edition. Not a popular film upon its theatrical release 20 years ago, Days of Heaven has since garnered a reputation as one of the most beautifully photographed movies ever made. Don’t expect this one to pick up any new followers who aren’t already familiar with ’70s cinema or devotees of cinematography, but for those in the know, this premium priced piece will be a sure-fire special order for the fourth quarter.
Drama, color, PG (mature themes, violence), 94 min., DVD $26.95
Extras: editor/art director/costumer/casting director’s commentary, video and audio interviews
Director: Terrence Malick
First Run: L, Sept.1978, $3.4 mil.
