years_active birth_place name birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation alma_mater
1969 -- present ottawa , illinois terrence malick 30 november 1943 jill -lrb- 1985 -- 98 -rrb- alexandra wallace -lrb- 1998 -- jakes present -rrb- -lrb- 1970 -- 1976 -rrb- michèle morette terrence malick.jpg terrence malick
 terrence frederick malick film director , screenwriter , producer harvard university magdalen college , oxford
terrence malick

terrence frederick malick -lrb- ; born november 30 , 1943 -rrb- is an american film director , screenwriter , and producer .
in a career spanning over four decades he has directed eight feature films .
malick made his directorial debut with the drama `` badlands '' -lrb- 1973 -rrb- , influenced by the crimes of convicted teenaged spree killer charles starkweather .
his second film , `` days of heaven '' -lrb- 1978 -rrb- , follows a farm laborer who becomes caught in a love triangle ; both films are often ranked among the best of the 1970s .
after the latter 's release , malick took a long hiatus from filmmaking .
his third film , `` the thin red line '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- , is set during world war ii and received an academy award nomination for best picture .
his fourth film , `` the new world '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- , is a romantic historical drama .
`` the tree of life '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , malick 's fifth film , is an experimental art drama that observes a 1950s texas family through fragmented visual style and a nonlinear narrative .
although initial reviews were polarized , many critics and scholars now consider the film a masterpiece .
shortly before its u.s. release , the film won the palme d'or at the 2011 cannes film festival .
`` to the wonder '' -lrb- 2012 -rrb- , the sixth film directed by malick , is a romantic drama art film .
malick has received consistent praise for his work and is regarded as one of the greatest living filmmakers .
he was nominated for the academy award for best director for `` the thin red line '' and `` the tree of life '' , and the academy award for best adapted screenplay for `` the thin red line '' , as well as winning the golden bear at the 49th berlin international film festival for `` the thin red line '' , the palme d'or at the 64th cannes film festival for `` the tree of life '' , and the signis award at the 69th venice international film festival for `` to the wonder '' .
