Days of Heaven & Remembering Robert Duvall
Episode description
This week on That 70s Movie Podcast, Jonathan and Michael separated the wheat from the chaff on the 1978 film "Days of Heaven" ... and we also remembered the career of Robert Duvall, who passed away last month.
Both of us praised Duvall's extraordinary career and his roles in some of the greatest films of the 1970s. But we focused most of our discussion on his stellar performance in 1983's "Tender Mercies," for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor.
We had a bit less acclaim for "Days of Heaven" and Terence Malick, in general. We found this movie, like many of Malick's films, visually gorgeous but emotionally detached. We agreed that Malick's directorial eye is second to none, but feel his commitment to storytelling is wanting. But we'd love to hear what you think and why we're wrong (or right) about Malick and "Days of Heaven."
So crank up the "Flight of the Valkyries," jump on the train, and give a listen to the latest episode of "That '70s Movie Podcast!"