The tree of life

The tree of life

DVD - 2018

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.

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Subjects
Families > Drama.
Fathers and sons > Drama.
Mothers and sons > Drama.
Spiritual life > Drama.
Feature films.
Coming-of-age films.
Fantasy films.
Fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Coming-of-age films
Fantasy films
Fiction films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2018]
Language
English
Other Authors
Terrence Malick, 1943- (film director), Sarah Green, 1957- (film producer), Brad Pitt, 1963- (actor), Grant Hill, Sean Penn, 1960-, Jessica Chastain, 1977-, Hunter McCracken
Edition
Extended version ; Director-approved special edition ; DVD edition ; widescreen
Item Description
Originally released as a motion picture in 2011 ; this version released as part of a three disc set.
Wide screen (1.85:1).
New extended version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage; Exploring "The tree of life," a 2011 documentary featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick's, including filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan; New interviews with actor Jessica Chastain and visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass; new video essay by critic Benjamin B about the film's cinematography and style, featuring audio interviews with Luezki, production designer Jack Fisk, and other crew members; a new interview with music critic Alex Ross about Malick's approach to music; video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz and editor Serena Bramble; trailer.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (188 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, NTSC, region 1, 5.1 Dolby audio surround, widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1) presentation.
Audience
Not rated.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 2011: Palme d'Or.
Production Credits
Director of photography, Emmanuel Lubezki ; edited by Mark Yoshikawa [and others] ; music by Alexandre Desplat.
ISBN
9781681434926
  • [Disc 1]. Extended edition
  • [Disc 2]. Special features.
Review by Library Journal Review

A 1950s-era rural Texas family-proto-typically strict dad (Brad Pitt), doting mom (Jessica Chastain), and three sons-are the focus of Terrence Malick's existential meditation on life as a duel between nature and grace. Offered in an extended cut (along with the original theatrical version) that enhances the stream of elliptically edited scenes and pensive voice-over, this Tree still cannot shake its own struggle between sketchily relatable narrative and undeniably awesome cinematography, particularly in flashbacks to prehistory. A bit problematic but merits a reckoning. [See Trailers, LJ 7/18] © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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