# Days of Heaven (1978)

> A luminous early-century love triangle turns poverty, deception, and pastoral beauty into an austere meditation on desire and fate.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10054

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Terrence Malick
- Cast: Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz, Robert J. Wilke, Jackie Shultis, Stuart Margolin, Timothy Scott
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077405/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: melancholic, dreamy, wistful, reflective evening, arthouse film night

## Synopsis

A tale of love and deception unfolds on the Texas plains, where ambition meets heartbreak.

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- [Comes a Horseman (1978)](https://ember.film/movie/27212)
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- [Urban Cowboy (1980)](https://ember.film/movie/10514)
- [To the Wonder (2013)](https://ember.film/movie/41421)
- [The World to Come (2021)](https://ember.film/movie/349186)
- [Places in the Heart (1984)](https://ember.film/movie/7962)
- [The Bridges of Madison County (1995)](https://ember.film/movie/562)
- [The Last Picture Show (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/14930)
- [The Field (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/19834)
- [Texasville (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/58558)

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