“Nothing stands still.”
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.
Terrence Malick
Grant Hill
Brad Pitt
Dede Gardner
Terrence Malick
Emmanuel Lubezki
Alexandre Desplat
Brad Pitt
Mr. O'Brien
Jessica Chastain
Mrs. O'Brien
Hunter McCracken
Young Jack
Sean Penn
Jack
Fiona Shaw
Grandmother
Tye Sheridan
Steve
Laramie Eppler
R.L.
Will Wallace
Architect
Nicolas Gonda
Mr. Reynolds
Jessica Fuselier
Guide
Kelly Koonce
Father Haynes
Bryce Boudoin
Robert
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Andres Gomez
A movie that wants to mean more than what is actually telling. Taking a lot of things borrowed from 2001, it doesn't even come close to have such a deep an interesting meaning.
CRCulver
Terrence Malick's <i>The Tree of Life</i> is an attempt to inject some cosmic wonder into the most mundane American story. In the 1950s, two parents bring up three boys in an American white middle-class, small-town existence. The mother (Jessica Chastain) radiates love and warmth, while the fathe...
Filipe Manuel Neto
**Visually grandiose and made with true technical and artistic mastery, it is a film with difficult and indigestible themes, which will scare the audience with its slowness and tiring atmosphere.** There are films that are made for some audiences and not for most people, the general public. This ...
THE TREE OF LIFE Featurette: Cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki
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Brad Pitt: Filming Tree of Life was an "interesting experience"
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THE TREE OF LIFE Featurette: Visual Effects legend Doug Trumbull
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THE TREE OF LIFE Featurette: Art Direction
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THE TREE OF LIFE Featurette: Effects
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THE TREE OF LIFE Featurette: The Cast
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