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The Tree of Life
Directed by Terrence Malick • 2011 • 139m • ★ 6.7
Drama
Fantasy
Director
Terrence Malick
Writer
Terrence Malick
Cast
Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Sean Penn, Fiona Shaw, Tye Sheridan, Laramie Eppler, Will Wallace, Nicolas Gonda, Jessica Fuselier
Year
2011
Country
United States of America
Language
English
Rated
PG-13
Parents strongly cautioned, may be unsuitable for under 13 · Parents strongly cautioned, may be unsuitable for under 13
sibling relationship
parent child relationship
afterlife
christianity
philosophy
tree
sun
texas
telegram
bible
surrealism
meteor
coming of age
spirituality
grief
space
religion
memory
dinosaur
birth
death
grace
childhood
death of brother
silhouette
existentialism
organist
masculinity
cosmos
1950s
self reflection
newborn baby
organ player
waco, texas
father son relationship
mother son relationship
brother brother relationship
stream of consciousness
factual
life
existential crisis
bitter
tragic
pantheism
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Summary
On the dusty afternoons of the 1950s Texas prairie, bathed in the sun’s yellow glow, the eldest son, Jack, experiences his first clash between innocence and authority. Terrence Malick’s camera merges the tensions within the family and the stark distance between father and son with the infinity of time and the universe.
The fragile memories of childhood and a cosmic inquiry into existence melt together in the same crucible. Blending elements of drama and fantasy, this narrative transforms a personal grief into a universal memory, inviting the viewer to confront their own roots.
Awards
Nominated for 3 Oscars. 118 wins & 130 nominations total
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