The tree of life
Material type: Visual materialPublisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox, c2011.Description: 1 x DVD ; 132 mins.Subject(s): Families -- Drama | Fathers and sons -- Drama | Men -- Conduct of life -- Drama | Man-woman relationships -- Drama | City and town life -- Texas -- DramaDDC classification: 791.43615 TR EEItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 2010. 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).
Awards: Winner 2011 Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or--Terrence Malick.
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.