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living in: badlands



Before there was Days of Heaven, there was Badlands. Both share a brilliant writer and director in Terrence Malick, and both hold me completely spellbound with their dusty views of the darker side of romance. Badlands is a soft-focus portrait of a teenaged girl and her drifter boyfriend who embark, almost accidentally, on a killing spree across the Dakotas.

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Killing sprees don’t generally make for dreamy entertainment, but Malick has a way of softening even the most senseless violence until it just fades into the background. Hand-hewn tree houses and rustic farms hide the couple on the run, and for a few minutes, you’re able to drift off and forget what’s really happening. When you come to, what’s burned on your retina isn’t the body count but the hazy adventure along the way.

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25 Comments

michele

I just love this column more than anything.
I thought of a “living in” i’d love to see: “Irma la Douce.” Maybe it’s the breathtaking beauty of Shirley Maclaine (and her green stockings), but I’ve wanted to live in that movie forever.

Alice Baxley

LOVE this! Such a great pick of items that fit PURRRRFECTLY to the movie.
Its such a treat seeing these movie posts here. Thanks so much for sharing!!

ROXY MARJ

I got that radio for my husband for Christmas this year and it is fantastic! I mainly got it though because it takes batteries and it is pretty light weight and portable so he can bring it along with him when he goes fly fishing. :)

Juliet P

One of the best American films – classic! Great to see it up here!

Elizabeth

Whoa… I actually did live in the little town in Colorado the movie was filmed in… the yellow house is STILL my dream home!

Holly Jones

Such a great movie and great post. Love “Badlands” and “Days of Heaven”. Looking forward to “The Tree of Life”. I am a big fan of Sissy Spacek’s performance in “Badlands” but I never remembered she wore such a cute dress.

Marion

Perfect selection!
(which gave me the envy to watch the movie again, what i did yesterday!)

amanda

This is now on my list of movies to see. But speaking of murder…what about a Living In: Murder on the Orient Express? I would loooove to see that!

Val

First Bonnie and Clyde a couple months ago and now Badlands! Is there something you want to tell us? Adding this to my list of movies to rent :)

jen

thanks for these columns…I love them! saw “Rollerball” (the original) the other night and found it to be strangely and unexpectedly inspirational. you should check it out!

cora

so cool… the day before yesterday i read this article & yesterday TCM Romania screened it
:)

Kelly

Ooh, good movie (based on a true story, too)! Speaking of lovers on the run, how about a Living In with “Wild at Heart?” Now that would be awesome.

rbjaneite

I love the dress in the third still – so cute!

emma

I’d love to see an “An Officer and a Gentleman” Living In. I love this column!

Airin

Beautiful post! I’d love to see a Living In for the film “The Thing Called Love” with Samantha Mathis and River Phoenix.

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