Heaven (1987 film)
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''Heaven'' is a 1987
documentary film A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
about beliefs concerning the
afterlife The afterlife (also referred to as life after death) is a purported existence in which the essential part of an individual's identity or their stream of consciousness continues to live after the death of their physical body. The surviving ess ...
and
heaven Heaven or the heavens, is a common religious cosmological or transcendent supernatural place where beings such as deities, angels, souls, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned, or reside. According to the belie ...
in particular. The film was written and directed by
Diane Keaton Diane Keaton ('' née'' Hall, born January 5, 1946) is an American actress and director. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over six decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Golden Gl ...
, and features a soundtrack by
Howard Shore Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Hobbit'' film trilogies. ...
.Ebert, Roger (April 17, 1987). "Heaven". ''Chicago Sun-Times''
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* 1987 films 1987 documentary films American documentary films 1987 directorial debut films Documentary films about religion Films directed by Diane Keaton Films shot in California Heaven and hell films Films scored by Howard Shore 1980s English-language films 1980s American films {{reli-documentary-film-stub