The Cinema of Terrence Malick: Poetic Visions of America (Directors' Cuts) by Patterson, Hannah - 2006

UK: Wallflower Press, 2006. Soft cover. Very Good. 15.2 x 1.9 x 23.5 cm. Terrence Malick is one of Hollywood''s most enigmatic and legendary film-makers. Despite his limited output, and a famous twenty-year absence from cinema, Badlands, Days of Heaven and The Thin Red Line have challenged notions of contemporary film language. This collection explores issues of identity, the poetics of cinema, representation of the road, youth culture and the American West, the depiction of landscape and nature, use of sound and music, and the influence of philosopher Martin Heidegger. Particular emphasis is placed on The Thin Red Line, an important classic of modern cinema.