The Tree of Life
Screened in June 2011
Director: Terrence Malick. Cast: Hunter McCracken, Jessica Chastain, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Laramie Eppler, Tye Sheridan, Fiona Shaw, Joanna Going, Irene Bedard. Screenplay: Terrence Malick.
Twitter Capsule: A brother's grief kiln-blasted and glazed into a grand, restless, ecstatic lament for a living and dying world

Photo © 2011 Fox Searchlight Pictures
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A


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Academy Award Nominations:
Best Picture
Best Director: Terrence Malick
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki

Other Awards:
Cannes Film Festival: Palme d'Or (Best Picture)
New York Film Critics Circle: Best Actor (Pitt; also cited for Moneyball); Best Supporting Actress (Chastain; also cited for The Help and Take Shelter); Best Cinematography
Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Director; Best Supporting Actress (Chastain; also cited for Coriolanus, The Debt, The Help, Take Shelter, and Texas Killing Fields); Best Cinematography
National Society of Film Critics: Best Director; Best Actor (Pitt; also cited for Moneyball); Best Supporting Actress (Chastain; also cited for The Help and Take Shelter); Best Cinematography
Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Cinematography
Satellite Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Chastain); Best Original Screenplay

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