November 30, 1943. Emerging in the New Hollywood era, though straying quite far from the likes of the Brat Pack, Terrence Malick begun his cinematic career in 1973 with the vivid, tragic and strikingly beautiful debut "Badlands." Before working in film, Malick was deep in academia - studying abroad, teaching Philosophy at MIT and translating Martin Heidegger essays - only to settle in Hollywood of all places to reach his creative peak. From Heidegger to the human condition, film became Malick's canvas of choice to visually translate the philosophical themes learned and lived in his academic work.
Malick might be Hollywood's most enigmatic filmmaker, as he disappeared from the film industry for close to 20 years after writing and directing two revelatory features - "Badlands" and "Days of Heaven," both of which Michelle and Jeremy discuss on this episode. Many can guess about his extended hiatus - he fell in love in Paris, he became wary of ego, his vision was too far ahead of available computer graphics technology - but ultimately, our best chance at demystifying the myth of Malick is through his films.
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Join us on Part 1 of our Malick marathon - all month long baby!!
Artwork by Sara Helm / Music by Jacob Anstey
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Orff Schulwerk: https://aosa.org/about/what-is-orff-schulwerk/
“Gassenhauer” - Carl Orff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ9_6W6bVoQ
Sight & Sound Interview with Terrence Malick: http://www.eskimo.com/~toates/malick/art6.html
Badlands and the Art of the Voiceover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dESZfFZ1ELg