The Tree of Life (2011)
- Directed by
- Terrence Malick
- Genre
- drama film, fantasy film, science fiction film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 18m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 3,356 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-aged man looks back on his childhood in 1950s Texas and his complex relationship with his stern father and gentle mother. The film weaves those memories together with cosmic imagery of the creation of the universe and the origins of life.
epicmeditativecontemplativedreamlikevisually lushemotionalslow-burnpoeticintrospective
What happens
The Tree of Life is a 2011 American epic experimental coming-of-age drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick. Its main cast includes Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan in his debut feature film role. The film chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas, interspersed with imagery of the origins of the universe and the inception of life on Earth. After more than five years in production, The Tree of Life premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, where it was awarded the Palme d'Or. It received three Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography. It was ranked number one on review aggregator Metacritic's "Film Critic Top Ten List of 2011", and made more critics' year-end lists for 2011 than any other film. It has since been ranked by numerous publications as one of the greatest films of the 2010s, of the 21st century, and of all time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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