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Catch the light before it goes
by Terrence Malick, 1978
Wheat fields, golden hour, a story told by a child.
8 October 2026

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Malick shot almost the whole film during the 'magic hour' and it shows in every frame. A farmhand, his lover and his little sister flee Chicago for the Texas wheat fields and a small scheme goes wrong. The story is thin on purpose; the film is about light, labour and the feeling of a season ending. Ennio Morricone's score does half the work.

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