| Other author/creator | Malick, Terrence, 1943- screenwriter, director. |
| Other author/creator | Green, Sarah, 1957- producer. |
| Other author/creator | Pohlad, William, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Gardner, Dede producer. |
| Other author/creator | Hill, Grant producer. |
| Other author/creator | Rosenfeld, Donald, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Pitt, Brad, 1963- actor, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Penn, Sean, 1960- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Chastain, Jessica, 1977- |
| Other author/creator | Shaw, Fiona, 1958- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Bedard, Irene, 1967- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Fuselier, Jessica, actor. |
| Other author/creator | McCracken, Hunter, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Eppler, Laramie, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Sheridan, Tye, 1996- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Desplat, Alexandre composer. |
| Other author/creator | Fox Searchlight Pictures. |
| Other author/creator | River Road Entertainment (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. |
| Uniform title | Tree of life (Motion picture) |
| Contents |
The two ways -- Grief -- The city -- Creation -- Innocence -- Jack is now 12 -- Mother -- Father -- School -- Drowning -- Weeds -- "Be quiet." -- Dad's away -- Robert -- Mrs. Kimball -- "I trust you." -- I do what I hate -- Father returns -- BB gun -- "They're closing the plant." -- Moving away -- Eternity -- Was it a dream? -- End titles. |
| Abstract |
This is a film about the conflict between nature and grace, the agonizing mystery of God, and the meaning of life itself. The death of his brother forces Jack O'Brien to confront his past, which is dominated by his difficult relationship with his father. Jack's father was a stern authoritarian whose no-nonsense demeanor masked a host of unfulfilled dreams. His mother was a gentle, kind woman who often allowed her own needs and desires to give way to those of her husband and children. As Jack's memories come flooding back--of the course of a Texas summer in the 1950s--viewers observe Jack's evolving relationship with his parents, his younger brother, and God, while adult Jack questions the meanings of life, love, and family. |
| Local note | Little-305131060483Y |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. |
| General note | Special feature: Blu-ray disc: "Exploring The tree of life" [featurette] (30 min.). |
| Credits | Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; edited by Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa ; costume designer, Jacqueline West ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; senior visual effects supervisor, Dan Glass. |
| Cast |
Brad Pitt (Mr. O'Brien), Sean Penn (Jack), Jessica Chastain (Mrs. O'Brien), Fiona Shaw (Grandmother), Irene Bedard (Messenger), Jessica Fuselier (Guide), Hunter McCracken (Young Jack), Laramie Eppler (R.L.), Tye Sheridan (Steve). |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Rated PG-13 for some thematic material. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Technical details | Blu-ray; Region A; 7.1 DTS-HD Master Audio; widescreen presentation, aspect ratio 1.85:1. |
| Technical details | The blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players. |
| Language | In English with optional subtitles in English or spanish. Subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing [SDH]. |
| Awards note | Winner 2011 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or--Terrence Malick. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Films for the hearing impaired. |
| UPC |
024543749349 |
| Publisher number | 2274934 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
