Days of Heaven

In 1916, Chicago laborer Bill travels to the Texas Panhandle with girlfriend Abby and younger sister Linda, presenting Abby as his sister. They join a wealthy farmer's harvest, and Bill encourages Abby to accept the farmer's courtship.

Néstor Almendros's sunset light, wheat, wind, insects, machinery, fire, and Ennio Morricone's theme make the farm both paradise and trap. Linda Manz's wandering narration preserves events as partial remembered impressions.