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Terrence Malick

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30 novembre 1943 · Ottawa, Illinois, USA

Biografia

Terrence Malick (born November 30, 1943) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. In a career spanning over five decades, Malick has directed nine feature films. He is known for his singular style that combines loose narrative and editing structure with spiritual themes. Malick made his feature film debut with Badlands (1973), a crime drama loosely inspired by the Starkweather-Fugate murders. He followed it with Days of Heaven (1978), a lyrical period drama about migrant laborers in the Texas Panhandle, which earned widespread acclaim for its cinematography. After this success, Malick took a two-decade hiatus from filmmaking before returning with The Thin Red Line (1998), an ensemble war epic set during the Battle of Guadalcanal, based on the novel of the same name by James Jones. The film was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score and Best Sound. He continued with The New World (2005), a meditative historical drama depicting the story of Pocahontes and the founding of Jamestown. Malick achieved critical prominence with The Tree of Life (2011), an ambitious family drama that won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and is frequently cited as one of the greatest films of the 21st century. This was followed by a series of more experimental, impressionistic works including To the Wonder (2012), Knight of Cups (2015), and Song to Song (2017), which explored themes of love, faith, and modern alienation through fragmented narrative and visual storytelling. Malick also directed the large-scale documentary Voyage of Time (2016), a cosmic history of the universe released in both IMAX and feature-length versions. He later returned to historical drama with A Hidden Life (2019), about Austrian conscientious objector Franz Jägerstätter during World War II. In addition to his feature films, Malick has directed several high-profile commercials, including Mon Guerlain - Notes of a Woman (2017), a short film-style spot for Google Pixel 3 (2018), a nature-focused Ford commercial (2021) and a brand film for Louis Vuitton's USA campaign (2022).

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Locandina di Will Hunting - Genio ribelle
Will Hunting - Genio ribelle
Film · 1997 · ★ 8,2
Locandina di Gone Baby Gone
Gone Baby Gone
Film · 2007 · ★ 7,3
Locandina di La sottile linea rossa
La sottile linea rossa
Film · 1998 · ★ 7,4
Locandina di The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life
Film · 2011 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di La rabbia giovane
La rabbia giovane
Film · 1973 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di The New World - Il nuovo mondo
The New World - Il nuovo mondo
Film · 2005 · ★ 6,5
Locandina di Una 44 Magnum per l'ispettore Callaghan
Una 44 Magnum per l'ispettore Callaghan
Film · 1973 · ★ 7,1
Locandina di I giorni del cielo
I giorni del cielo
Film · 1978 · ★ 7,5
Locandina di Song to Song
Song to Song
Film · 2017 · ★ 5,5
Locandina di La vita nascosta - Hidden Life
La vita nascosta - Hidden Life
Film · 2019 · ★ 7,2
Locandina di Knight of Cups
Knight of Cups
Film · 2015 · ★ 5,7
Locandina di Che - Guerriglia
Che - Guerriglia
Film · 2008 · ★ 6,6

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