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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.
The Tree of Life: Directed by Terrence Malick. With Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken. The story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
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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 ...
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A philosophical film by Terrence Malick about a boy's childhood and his adult reflections on life. See critics' ratings, cast, plot summary, and where to watch or buy the movie online.
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The film follows the life journey of Jack, a middle-aged man who recalls his childhood in Texas in the 1950s and his relationship with his parents. He struggles with his father's strictness, his mother's love, and the loss of his brother.
Jun 11, 2011 · A film of vast ambition and deep humility, encompassing all of existence and viewing it through the prism of a few lives. Ebert praises the film's evocation of human feeling, its visuals, its production design and its vision of an afterlife.
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An impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's, 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 (Academy Award nominee BRAD PITT). Jack (played as an adult by Academy Award winner SEAN PENN) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith ...
