“I film quite a bit of footage, then edit. Changes before your eyes, things you can do and things you can’t. My attitude is always ‘let it keep rolling.'”
Terrence Malick is a director whose work doesn’t sit too well with everybody, but I personally love his films. While it’s hard to talk about his films without sounding (and feeling) really pretentious, that’s part of the draw really. His films cut down to the basics, and end up being startlingly profound in the process. While he can get a bit self-indulgent at times, his films still end up being way more interesting than most.
His filmography (titles are links to my reviews):
1973, starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek
1978, starring Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, and Linda Manz
1998, starring Nick Nolte, Jim Caviezel, and Sean Penn
Not yet watched or reviewed
2005, starring Q’orianka Kilcher, Colin Farrell, and Christian Bale
2011, starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, and Sean Penn
Not yet watched or reviewed
2012, starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Rachel McAdams, and Javier Bardem
The Soul of the Plot 