dir. Terrence Malick
year. 2011/2019
country. USA
run-time. 188 mins (2019 Criterion Collection Extended Edition)
rating. 12
£6.50 (£4.50 conc.)
Doors: 6.30pm
Film: 7.00pm
Four decades into an already legendary career, Terrence Malick realized his most rapturous vision to date, tracing a story of childhood, wonder, and grief to the outer limits of time and space. Reaching back to the dawn of creation, Malick sets a story of boyhood memories on a universal scale, charting the coming of age of an awestruck child (newcomer Hunter McCracken) in Texas in the 1950s, as he learns to navigate the extremes of nature and grace represented by his bitter, often tyrannical father (Brad Pitt) and his ethereal, nurturing mother (Jessica Chastain, in her breakout role). Achieved with the aid of cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki and production designer Jack Fisk, the Palme d’Or–winning The Tree of Life marks the intimately personal, cosmically ambitious culmination of Malick’s singular approach to filmmaking.
In this highly philosophical film by acclaimed director Terrence Malick, young Jack (Hunter McCracken) is one of three brothers growing up as part of the O'Brien family in small-town Texas. Jack has a contentious relationship with his father (Brad Pitt), but gets along well with his beautiful mother (Jessica Chastain). As an adult, Jack (Sean Penn) struggles with his past and tries to make sense of his childhood, while also grappling with bigger existential issues.
Dir: Terrence Malick | Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn | Rating: 12 | Running Time: 188 mins (2019 Criterion Collection Extended Edition)
*Doors Open 6.30pm*
*Screening Start 7.00pm*