The Tree of Life

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experimental drama film film

The Tree of Life is a 2011 experimental drama film directed by Terrence Malick that explores themes of existence, memory, and spirituality through a visually poetic portrayal of a 1950s Texas family and the origins of the universe.

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instanceOf experimental drama film ⓘ
film ⓘ
awardReceived Palme d’Or ⓘ
surface form: Palme d'Or
cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki ⓘ
composer Alexandre Desplat ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed by critics ⓘ
director Terrence Malick ⓘ
distributor Searchlight Pictures ⓘ
surface form: Fox Searchlight Pictures

Summit Entertainment ⓘ
editor Billy Weber ⓘ
Daniel Rezende ⓘ
Hank Corwin ⓘ
Jay Rabinowitz ⓘ
genre art film ⓘ
drama film ⓘ
experimental film ⓘ
hasFilmStyle impressionistic imagery ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ
voice-over narration ⓘ
mainCharacter Jack O'Brien ⓘ
narrativeFocus existential questions ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ
memory ⓘ
origins of the universe ⓘ
spirituality ⓘ
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Cinematography ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
premiereEvent 2011 Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
producer Brad Pitt ⓘ
Dede Gardner ⓘ
Grant Hill ⓘ
Sarah Green ⓘ
Bill Pohlad ⓘ
surface form: William Pohlad
productionCompany Indian Paintbrush ⓘ
Plan B Entertainment ⓘ
River Road Entertainment ⓘ
publicationDate 2011 ⓘ
runningTime approximately 139 minutes ⓘ
screenwriter Terrence Malick ⓘ
settingLocation Texas ⓘ
settingTime 1950s ⓘ
starring Brad Pitt ⓘ
Hunter McCracken ⓘ
Jessica Chastain ⓘ
Laramie Eppler ⓘ
Sean Penn ⓘ
Tye Sheridan ⓘ

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Plan B Entertainment → notableWork → The Tree of Life ⓘ
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subject surface form: Emmanuel Lubezki