Terrence Malick: THE NEW WORLD

A film, a volume - the "Film | Readings" take their time and space. Volume 3 is dedicated to Terrence Malick's "The New World" (2005), one of the director's key films. The colonization of North America in the 17th century reveals the fractures of modernity in their infancy. Terrence Malick follows the designs, desires, and misconceptions of both the colonists and the indigenous Powhatan with equal attention in "The New World." In both directions, transitional adventures between cultures lead to a crystalline form that imbues every moment with ambiguity. Malick's eternal contrast of nature and culture appears in "The New World" as a tragically missed intercultural opportunity that raises challenging questions to this day. The precision of Malick's legendary early work and the ecstatic montage forms of his later work find a perfect balance here, embodying the hybrid identity of the fascinating Pocahontas (Q'orianka Kilcher). Beyond "Tree of Life," this versatility makes "The New World" a central film in Malick's oeuvre.