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Old 05-23-2024, 05:04 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by rustycana View Post
In my opinion, the 3 greatest movies to be shot in Alberta are:

Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick) 1978
Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood) 1991
Superman the Movie (Richard Donnor) 1978

If anyone hasn’t seen Days of Heaven I highly recommend it. Absolutely stunning movie shot at magic hour. In my top 5 movies of all time.
Yep, Days of Heaven is a standout. Some of it was shot at Heritage Park too. You can see a comparison shot here - https://www.bigdoer.com/18492/then-a...n-final-scene/

Another one filmed at the park was a TV movie called For All Time, starring Mark Harmon as a guy who is able to go back in time and falls in love with a woman there. Just noticed the full thing is on YouTube.



Someone has made a handy list on Letterboxd of locally made films - https://letterboxd.com/heathershanno.../alberta-made/

Of the handful I've seen from that list, The Valley Below, a low key drama set in Drumheller or thereabouts, is half decent (I know, a ringing endorsement). One not listed there is Circle of Steel, also not great but maybe worth checking out, about a group of oil workers in a remote office.
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