The tree of life
By: produced by Dede Gardner ; written and directed by Terrence Malick
Contributors: Pitt, Brad, 1963- actor; Penn, Sean, 1960- actor; Chastain, Jessica, 1977- actor
Edition: [Director-approved special edition].
Series: The Criterion collection -- 942; Criterion collection -- 942.
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 139
Subjects: Drama; Faith; Families; Fathers and sons
Other titles: Tree of life (Motion picture : 2011)
Description: Follows a man through his life as he questions his existence and faith and struggles to maintain a good relationship with his father.
Notes: Originally released as a motion picture in 2011.

Dolby digital 5.1, wide screen 1.85:1.

Essay by critic Kent Jones in container.

Features: new extended version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage; documentary "Exploring The tree of life" (2011) featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick's, including filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan; new interviews with actor Jessica Chastain and senior visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass; new video essay by critic Benjamin B about the film's cinematography and style, featuring audio interviews with Lubezki, production designer Jack Fisk, and other crew members; new interview with critic Alex Ross about Malick's use of classical music; video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz and editor Serena Bramble; trailer.

Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain, Hunter McCracken, Fiona Shaw.

MPAA rating: PG-13.

For private home use only.

Closed-captioned.