Terrence Malick — Playwright (10)

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Deadhead Miles (1972) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Deadhead Miles
director: Vernon Zimmerman actor: Alan Arkin / Paul Benedict …
A long-distance trucker, dressed like a sea captain, aimlessly sails the American highways in his 18 wheeler mumbling manic, southern accented non sequiturs; carnivalizing roadside stops and happenstance towns while out-weirding cops and weigh stations with his new cryptic, over-coated hitchhiker buddy.

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Knight of Cups (2015)
Knight of Cups
other title: Cavaleiro de Copas
Rick is a screenwriter living in Los Angeles. While successful in his career, his life feels empty. Haunted and confused, he finds temporary solace in the decadent Hollywood excess that defines his existence. Women provide a distraction to his daily pain, and every encounter brings him closer to finding his place in the world.

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The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Thin Red Line
★ 8.6 (8 ratings) director: Terrence Malick actor: Jim Caviezel / Nick Nolte …
other title: La sottile linea rossa / Den tynde røde linie …
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

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The Tree of Life (2011)
The Tree of Life
director: Terrence Malick actor: Brad Pitt / Jessica Chastain …
other title: A Árvore da Vida / El árbol de la vida
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.