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The Tree of Life (2011)

The Tree of Life (2011)

Drama Fantasy

Nothing stands still.

Release Date: 2011, May 17
Directors: Terrence Malick
Countries: Iceland, Italy, United States of America
Production: River Road Entertainment
Cast: Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn, Fiona Shaw, Brad Pitt, Jimmy Donaldson, Tommy Hollis, Tye Sheridan, Jodie Moore, Michael Showers, Will Wallace, Wally Welch, Jackson Hurst

Overview:

The impressionistic story of a Texas 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.

Keywords:

philosophy coming of age sibling relationship father son relationship brother brother relationship space death christianity 1950s religion grief bible surrealism memory afterlife mother son relationship tragic dinosaur parent child relationship existentialism texas philosophical cosmos childhood self reflection stream of consciousness death of brother masculinity newborn baby spirituality bitter factual sun birth meteor silhouette tree life existential crisis telegram grace organist organ player waco, texas pantheism