Terrence Malick

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 StarkweatherFugate 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 twodecade 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 dOr 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 largescale documentary Voyage of Time 2016 a cosmic history of the universe released in both IMAX and featurelength 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 highprofile commercials including Mon Guerlain Notes of a Woman 2017 a short filmstyle spot for Google Pixel 3 2018 a naturefocused Ford commercial 2021 and a brand film for Louis Vuittons USA campaign 2022