Terrence Malick is a reclusive director that shies away from Hollywood limelight (like Vampires from the Sun). On average, he has made a movie every eight years. His first two works, Badlands (1973) and Days of Heaven (1978) are now considered classic. The latter starred a young Richard Gere and won Malick the Best Director prize at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. He has never been a box office favourite, but critics and actors have always loved him. His reluctance towards fame and his peculiar but highly recognizable style have given him and his movies cult status. In 1998, after a 20-year hiatus, Malick’s return behind the camera with The Thin Red Line, a lyric and masterful adaptation of the James Jones’ Second World War novel of the same title, was rightly welcomed as the cinematic event of the year. With a worldwide gross of almost 100 Million dollars, the movie is to date his most successful at the box office. Continue reading »
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