Lanton Mills Explained

Lanton Mills
Director:Terrence Malick
Producer:John Roper
Starring:Harry Dean Stanton
Terrence Malick
Warren Oates
Music:Terrence Malick
Cinematography:Caleb Deschanel
Editing:John Palmer
Runtime:17 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Lanton Mills is an American comedy short film written and directed by Terrence Malick[1] and starring Malick, Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton (in a leading role),[2] and Paula Mandel.[3] The film was Malick's thesis project for the American Film Institute, was completed in 1969, and is known to have screened in 1974.[4]

Summary

The story concerns two apparently 19th-century cowboys (Stanton and Malick) plotting to rob a bank in Texas, which they do in the 20th century.

A film writer who viewed a VHS copy at the American Film Institute described it:

The producer was John Roper, the cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, and the editor John Palmer, with Malick composing the music.

The film was influenced by Don Quixote and classic westerns.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film537788.html FilmAffinity
  2. https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/09/harry-dean-stanton-dies-91-obit Harry Dean Stanton, Consummate Character Actor, Dies at 91|Vanity Fair
  3. Theresa . Schwartzman . Can Terry Malick Tell a Joke? . Dietmar Schwärzler . Sylvia SzelIt . Rohstoff Filmmagazin . . May 12, 2013 . 2 . 21–23 . February 7, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120207092312/http://www.rohstoff-filmmagazin.org/contributions/Terence_Malick_Schwartzman.html . dead .
  4. Book: The Films of Terrence Malick. Morrison. James. Schur. Thomas. 2003. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780275972479. en.
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20160721074713/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a872cb6 BFI