Publication
Imprint: Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2011. Context: Originally produced by Entertainment One Films Canada Inc in 2011. Responsibility: written and directed by Terrence Malick ; produced by Sarah Green, Bill Pohlad ; produced by Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner ; produced by Grant Hill ; Fox Searchlight Pictures and River Road Entertainment present. Credits: Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; editors, Hank Corwin, Jay Rabinowitz, Daniel Rezende, Billy Weber, Mark Yoshikawa ; music by Alexandre Desplat ; executive producer, Donald Rosenfeld ; production designer, Jack Fisk ; costume designer, Jacqueline West ; senior visual effects supervisor, Dan Glass. Performer(s): Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan. 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). OCLC Number: 1255440749. Physical: 1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. DVD.
Call number
DVD / Front Desk
UPC
024543749349
Original publication date
2011
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CSS Library Notes
Description: This stunningly original triumph from visionary director Terrence Malick stars Academy Award Nominee Brad Pitt and Academy Award Winner Sean Penn. The epic, yet intimate, story follows the life journey of Jack O'Brien (played as an adult by Penn), the eldest son of a fractured Midwestern family. Pitt delivers a powerful performance as the cataclysmic force of nature in Jack's world, his complex and rigidly authoritarian father. Hailed as a visually breathtaking masterpiece by critics and audiences alike, The Tree Of Life won the Cannes Film Festival's highest honor, becoming one of the year's most talked about films. -- from box
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Physical description
4.75 inches
Awards
Cannes Film Festival Award (Winner — Palme d'Or — 2011)
Description
The impressionistic story of a Midwestern 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.
Language
Original language
English
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Most of it is crazy great, but the ending ruined it for me. What better way to follow up an awe-inspiring death of the universe than with 15 minutes of people hugging on a beach? Bah.
Concept: C
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