Director Terrence Malick was one of the most meticulous, original and enigmatic American filmmakers to emerge in the vaunted 1970s. Unlike other equally gifted directors who came of age during that time – Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg – Malick’s source of inspiration came from his rural, rather than urban, roots, which were often displayed with lush photography and deeply resonant voiceovers that waxed philosophical about humanity’s place in nature. But after directing two excellent and widely revered films, “Badlands” (1973) and “Days of Heaven” (1978), Malick
