The Tree of Life (movie)

The Tree of Life
A series of images from the film arranged like mosaic tiles around the title
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Directed byTerrence Malick
Written byTerrence Malick
Produced by
  • Sarah Green
  • Bill Pohlad
  • Brad Pitt
  • Dede Gardner
  • Grant Hill
Starring
CinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki
Edited by
  • Hank Corwin
  • Jay Rabinowitz
  • Daniel Rezende
  • Billy Weber
  • Mark Yoshikawa
Music byAlexandre Desplat
Production
companies
  • River Road Entertainment
  • Plan B Entertainment
Distributed by
Release dates
  • May 16, 2011 (2011-05-16) (Cannes)
  • May 27, 2011 (2011-05-27) (United States)
Running time
138 minutes[2][3]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$32 million[4]
Box office$61 million[5]

The Tree of Life is a 2011 American epic experimental coming-of-age drama movie written and directed by Terrence Malick. The movie stars Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Hunter McCracken, Laramie Eppler, Jessica Chastain, and Tye Sheridan in his first movie role. The movie explores the meaning of life by showing the memories of a middle-aged man of his childhood memories in Texas, with images of the beginning of life on earth and the universe.

The Tree of Life received three Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director and Best Cinematography.

References

  1. ↑ Chang, Justin (May 16, 2011). "Cannes Competition: The Tree of Life". Variety. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "The Tree of Life (12)". British Board of Film Classification. June 10, 2011. Archived from the original on July 7, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Tree of Life (2010)". BFI. February 9, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  4. ↑ "The Tree of Life". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "The Tree of Life". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2021.