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The Tree of Life (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]

Jessica Chastain;Brad Pitt;Sean Penn (Actor), Terrence Malick (Director) Rated:
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Genre Drama
Format Subtitled, Widescreen
Contributor Jessica Chastain;Brad Pitt;Sean Penn, Terrence Malick
Language English
Runtime 2 hours and 19 minutes

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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). Shot with nimble attention to life’s most fleeting moments by Emmanuel Lubezki, the Palme d’Or–winning The Tree of Life marks the intimately personal, cosmically ambitious culmination of Malick’s singular approach to filmmaking.

DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Terrence Malick and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack
• New extended version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage
• Exploring “The Tree of Life,” a 2011 documentary featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick’s, including filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan
• New interviews with actor Jessica Chastain and visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass
• Interview from 2011 with composer Alexandre Desplat about the film, and a new interview with music critic Alex Ross about Malick’s approach to music
• Video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz
• Trailer
• More!
• PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2011 piece on the film by critic Roger Ebert

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 8.32 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Terrence Malick
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 19 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 11, 2018
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Jessica Chastain;Brad Pitt;Sean Penn
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Criterion Collection
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07D3QDWFN
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
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Criterion Blu Ray contains both the theatrical and extended versions
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Criterion Blu Ray contains both the theatrical and extended versions
Some people were uncertain if the Criterion edition only contained the extended version. Rest assured, the theatrical version is included as well. As for the extended version itself, what a revelation! Most of the extra footage is heavily concentrated in the middle act during Jack's childhood. As a result, the characters are much more fleshed out. For example, we now get tremendous insight into Brad Pitt's character's bitterness and why he treats his sons so harshly. The extra footage also gives us background into Jessica Chastain's character's life before marriage. And finally, the extended cut pulls the mother and father out of the nuclear family unit by providing them with immediate relatives who serve to instigate comments about their respective son/daughter-in-law. I won't spoil it, but all I can say is it's like watching the movie for the first time again. If you liked the theatrical version, the Criterion set is worth the extra money.
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  • Roy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
    Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2021
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    Ambitious Malick masterpiece that tackles the mysteries of life, meaning and existence. I can think of no other movie that does such a good job of conveying the scale of creation/existence that most of us struggle to even glimpse. Beautiful to watch, feel, experience and reflect upon. Visually sumptuous and deserving of a large, high quality screen. Demands a lot from its audience and offers a lot in return. Deserves repeated watching. The dad, mother and oldest son are superbly acted. Loved that much of it were set in the 50s and 60s, a bygone era. One of my favorite Pitt performances. Hard not to empathize with his character, a father shaped and trapped by the societal conventions expected of fathers in that era to suppress emotions and be tough. The Criterion version is well-worth if for any fan. The extended version has more dialogue and more time spent on the characters. Both versions are great. I watched with subtitles because I didn't want to miss a word. Doesn't necessarily answer any of its profound questions, but the asking alone is profound. "Who are we to you?" Probably 99% of the audience has not thought as deeply on these questions as Malick, so its well worthwhile to behold his take expressed in the form of an exquisitely crafted epic movie.
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  • Alan J Wescoat
    5.0 out of 5 stars Not Worth Repurchasing for the Extended Cut
    Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2020
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    First off, "The Tree of Life" is my favorite movie. I saw it at the theater. I bought the Blu-ray the moment it came out. I had to scrimp a little to get the Criterion Collection edition for the extended cut.

    I wish that I had not spent the money.

    When Terrence Malick finished the definitive cut of the greatest film to date, he had left over a great deal of fantastically beautiful footage, film that cinematographers dream of taking, gorgeous shots that simply did not make the cut. With the sheer volume of it he had, it is natural that he wanted to offer a second cut to present some of that glorious footage.

    That being said, having seen the extended cut, I can say that it in no way, shape or form enhanced my enjoyment of "The Tree of Life". Indeed, it was boring to watch. The cuts Malick had initially made were wise ones. While I can understand his sadness and regret for allowing some of that gorgeous footage to hit the cutting-room floor, much of what was woven back into the film simply should not have been woven back into the film.

    Also, the packaging opens in a rather odd way and confused me at first.

    The original Blu-ray is entirely sufficient.
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  • Harris Flug
    5.0 out of 5 stars feeling more the importance of nature and all we have before death
    Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018
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    I just finnished seeing the new 3hr8min tree of life bluray from criterion and was very happy about it but would like to know from others is the added material all just scenes of the family scenes or are there new lanscapes,Creation space stuff or more of the afterlife scene with Sean Penn?(Harrisflug@juno.com)Harris Flug.For those who can give me this info I can give you music which like the film frame of the musical camera to make everything more the infinity of nature than really seeing nature in real life(since our eyes do not product these oblong perverse angles that changes even cities into shards of nature and a painting).Even though maybe I only get this from the movie because I,m already an unconditioned person I think this film (the way its filmed)shows us the things called "abtract"that contain the"essence of being"which means the normal world discussed by conditioned robots of normalicy taking up nearly 100% of Culture and the emporers cloths of normalicy and like the way this film views nature as in David lynch red room its blows away normal robot conditioned perception .And terry since I represent the real reality outside the false world of the conditioned robots of normalicy we must make a film to deprogram the unreal people to become themselves and not be the real self prevention most normal people are-Harris Flug LCSW-R-Harrisflug@juno.com
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  • Murph
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Tree of Life - The Criterion Collection
    Reviewed in the United States on February 2, 2020
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    I first watched the Theatrical Release and I was often confused by the lack of cause and effect. There was the missing rule of the universe that there must be a cause for every action regardless if it were rational or not. So, I found the movie disconcerting when the character played by Brad Pitt so frequently acted so strangely with his eldest son, as I could not fathom his motivation.

    However, I then watched the Extended Release and the scenes that were deleted from the Theatrical Release were the missing links to the puzzling actions of the father, played by Brad Pitt, which made the movie much more satisfying. And there were many more scenes with the mother/wife, Jessica Chastain.

    Chastain’s and Pitt’s characters were polar opposites in their humanity. She was almost angelic, while Pitt wrested with earthly demons, where he was portrayed as nearly dreadful character. One can see the two as performing a most amazing dance of good versus evil, or possibly viewing their relationship as so conflicted that they never exist in the same universe.

    But if you have the choice, I would recommend not spending your time with the Theatrical Release, but rather watching the Extended Release.
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  • RADFLIKINC.
    5.0 out of 5 stars An expert filmmaker on top of his game
    Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2021
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    This set is great and so is the transfer and sound. Just as you'd expect from the criterion catalogue. The film is moving and intimate. Even down to the camera work which sort of floats around the action and often comes in for close-up shots that are intensely close to the point of intrusive. The story is fractured and non-linear, like memories that drift in and out of your mind. There is not much for plot or anything, it's more of a meditation on life, relationships and how they mold us into the people we become. Besides the film being shot in a more non traditional way, the themes and events are impossible not to relate to. As a human being born on planet earth, this film resonated with me. Mr. Malick, i am a fan and thank you for this.
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  • Me gusto mucho, esta muy bonito
    5.0 out of 5 stars Me encanta
    Reviewed in Mexico on December 21, 2024
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    La película viene con la versión extendida con 3 horas y 8 minutos, y la versión tradicional de 2 horas 13 minutos.

    Además viene contenido extra con entrevistas a Terrence Malick y nos adentra en la forma en que se realizó el film. Es cierto que todo esta en inglés, así que tomen en cuenta eso. La calidad es muy buena, lo volvería a comprar (:

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    Reviewed in Mexico on December 21, 2024
    La película viene con la versión extendida con 3 horas y 8 minutos, y la versión tradicional de 2 horas 13 minutos.

    Además viene contenido extra con entrevistas a Terrence Malick y nos adentra en la forma en que se realizó el film. Es cierto que todo esta en inglés, así que tomen en cuenta eso. La calidad es muy buena, lo volvería a comprar (:

    Llego sin daños y bien protegido.
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  • Cliente Amazon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Una gran edición de esta obra maestra
    Reviewed in Spain on August 31, 2024
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    Me ha encantado poder disfrutar de la versión extendida de esta obra maestra. La edición está exquisitamente cuidada en imagen, sonido y magnífico material adicional. Un 10 a esta edición criterion!!! Un lujo poder disfrutarla
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  • J. Antonio Conde Rueda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Extraordinay edition of a master work
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2021
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    This is the best available edition of Terrence Malick's magna opus. The detail of the packaging is excellent. The additional contents provide insights into Malick's body of work and this movie. However, being such a deep and complex work, I feel more content was needed.

    This edition contains both the original 2h20m (theatrical) cut (disc 1 plus extras) and the new, extended3h cut (disc 2). They have both excellent sound and image quality, as well as beautiful menu design. Both discs are region-B compatible and play correctly in my region-B player (no multiregion player is required), which is not clearly explained in the product description (Criterion editions are advertised as Region-A).
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  • JR
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty only Malick can deliver . . .
    Reviewed in Canada on February 18, 2019
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    I have watched ToL twice in the past (more than a year ago) but the added 50(?) minutes of the movie was so expertly blended in one would hardly notice it. The soundtrack was complexly redone to compensate for the extended scenes. I've got to go back and watch the theatre release version but the extended version feels like a recollection/recall of the wonders and wounds/healing of life rather than the original's discovery and acceptance.
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  • SerenityNow
    5.0 out of 5 stars "Qualità" è la parola d'ordine
    Reviewed in Italy on August 5, 2020
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    The Tree Of Life è un film di squisita fattura, nulla da dire a riguardo. In questo caso, è bene focalizzarsi principalmente sull'edizione Blu-ray due dischi della Criterion Collection.
    Essendo la collana solo disponibile negli Stati Uniti (e, di conseguenza, nel Regno Unito) il film è rispettosamente solo in inglese (con sottotitoli in inglese). Se masticate bene la lingua, non dovreste avere problemi a seguirlo anche senza sottotitoli (cosa ALTAMENTE consigliata).
    Visivamente, il restauro digitale in 4K realizzato per la nuova distribuzione in sala, approvato sia da Malick (regista) che da Lubezki (direttore della fotografia), è sontuoso. Forse si nota maggiormente l'arretratezza tecnica di alcuni effetti visivi (presenti in minima parte), ma niente che precluda il godimento dello straordinario lavoro compiuto.

    Quest'edizione contiene due versioni: quella rilasciata nelle sale nel 2011 e una extended cut con cinquanta minuti di girato aggiuntivi. La versione estesa riesce sicuramente a dare una maggiore coerenza al tutto, ma anche l'originale si lascia guardare (e cattura in egual modo).
    In più, sono presenti diversi contenuti speciali (anche questi in inglese), da un documentario di mezz'ora con testimonianze di registi quali David Fincher e Christopher Nolan, a interviste, dietro le quinte e analisi critiche della pellicola.
    Inoltre, nella confezione (di un cartone molto gradevole al tatto) è presente anche un piccolo libretto contenete immagini prese dal film e alcuni approfondimenti scritti.
    La spedizione è stata, come al solito, fulminea. Il pacco (contenete anche altri Blu-ray) è arrivato intonso e la confezione non presentava danni di alcun tipo, cosa che non sempre è garantita con prodotti di questo tipo.
    Il prezzo non è dei più accessibili (specialmente ora che il costo dei Blu-ray sta man mano scendendo) ma, considerando la qualità della pellicola e dell'edizione, è un acquisto senz'altro da tenere in considerazione.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    "Qualità" è la parola d'ordine

    Reviewed in Italy on August 5, 2020
    The Tree Of Life è un film di squisita fattura, nulla da dire a riguardo. In questo caso, è bene focalizzarsi principalmente sull'edizione Blu-ray due dischi della Criterion Collection.
    Essendo la collana solo disponibile negli Stati Uniti (e, di conseguenza, nel Regno Unito) il film è rispettosamente solo in inglese (con sottotitoli in inglese). Se masticate bene la lingua, non dovreste avere problemi a seguirlo anche senza sottotitoli (cosa ALTAMENTE consigliata).
    Visivamente, il restauro digitale in 4K realizzato per la nuova distribuzione in sala, approvato sia da Malick (regista) che da Lubezki (direttore della fotografia), è sontuoso. Forse si nota maggiormente l'arretratezza tecnica di alcuni effetti visivi (presenti in minima parte), ma niente che precluda il godimento dello straordinario lavoro compiuto.

    Quest'edizione contiene due versioni: quella rilasciata nelle sale nel 2011 e una extended cut con cinquanta minuti di girato aggiuntivi. La versione estesa riesce sicuramente a dare una maggiore coerenza al tutto, ma anche l'originale si lascia guardare (e cattura in egual modo).
    In più, sono presenti diversi contenuti speciali (anche questi in inglese), da un documentario di mezz'ora con testimonianze di registi quali David Fincher e Christopher Nolan, a interviste, dietro le quinte e analisi critiche della pellicola.
    Inoltre, nella confezione (di un cartone molto gradevole al tatto) è presente anche un piccolo libretto contenete immagini prese dal film e alcuni approfondimenti scritti.
    La spedizione è stata, come al solito, fulminea. Il pacco (contenete anche altri Blu-ray) è arrivato intonso e la confezione non presentava danni di alcun tipo, cosa che non sempre è garantita con prodotti di questo tipo.
    Il prezzo non è dei più accessibili (specialmente ora che il costo dei Blu-ray sta man mano scendendo) ma, considerando la qualità della pellicola e dell'edizione, è un acquisto senz'altro da tenere in considerazione.
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