Days of heaven (1978)

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One-of-a-kind filmmaker-philosopher Terrence Malick has created some of the most visually arresting films of the twentieth century, and his glorious period tragedy Days of Heaven, featuring Oscar-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros, stands out among them. In 1910, a Chicago steelworker (Richard Gere) accidentally kills his supervisor, and flees with his girlfriend (Brooke Adams) and his little sister (Linda Manz) to the Texas panhandle, where they find work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer (Sam Shepard). A love triangle, a swarm of locusts, a hellish fire—Malick captures it all with dreamlike authenticity, creating a timeless American idyll that is also a gritty evocation of turn-of-the-century labor.

one of the most critically-acclaimed films of al time, days of heaven is a moving story about two men who love the same woman. richard gere, a fugitive from the slums of chicago, finds himself pitted against a shy, rich texan (sam shepard) for the love of abby (brooke adams). an extraordinary cinematic achievement of sight and sound by writer/director terrence malick.