{"product_id":"9780826370815","title":"Days of Heaven","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eEdgerton, Gary R.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUNM Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4\/6\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive account of the making and legacy of Terrence Malick’s elegiac 1978 Western, Days of Heaven, starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, and Sam Shepard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDirector Terrence Malick’s 1978 Western, \u003ci\u003eDays of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003estands out for its dreamlike cinematography and sparse, haunting plot. Malick’s writing and direction animate the usual Western tropes with a uniquely personal style and sensibility. Set in 1916, the threadbare plot resembles a biblical parable more than a traditional Western, as the main characters grapple with their fortunes and face tremendous social change at this pivotal juncture in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this gripping new addition to the Reel West series, Gary Edgerton offers a comprehensive portrait of Malick’s early career\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ethe making of \u003ci\u003eDays of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, its reception by audiences and critics, and its contributions to Western film. Edgerton’s holistic treatment of \u003ci\u003eDays of Heaven \u003c\/i\u003efirmly positions it as one of the most skillfully produced, artistically innovative, and culturally resonant Westerns in the long history of the genre.","brand":"UNM Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48716928483583,"sku":"9780826370815","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780826370815_s600x595.jpg?v=1781718608","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780826370815","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}