Days of Heaven

This screening took place on Monday, November 18, 2024 at 8:30 pmYukon Theatre

One-of-a-kind filmmaker-philosopher Terrence Malick has created some of the most visually arresting films of the last century, and his glorious period tragedy Days of Heaven, featuring stunning Oscar-winning cinematography by Nestor Almendros, stands out among them.

In the mid-1910s, 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.

Filmed in Southern Alberta in Lethbridge, Waterton Lakes, Banff and Calgary, this indelible romantic drama starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard and Linda Manz is high on atmosphere and features incredible magic hour natural cineatography.

Recommended ages 12+

Transcendentally beautiful. - Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Preceded by the short film:

Enough to Get by, dir. Kieran O'Donovan, Tyler Kuhn, Christopher Griffiths, 2013, 6 MIN

Created as part of the Yukon 48-hour filmmaking challenge, Enough to Get By explores the unique cadence and desolation of northern life – and its opportunities for introspection. What can we live with? How much is enough? The same day to day activities that keep us moving forward can also send us reeling back.