The Tree of Life Written and Directed by Terrence Malick, Palme d'Or, Cannes 2011

The essence of the story that is not told is the essence of all stories, as spelled out in a slightly rancid sermon in an empty and an ostensibly Catholic Church (votive candles, OBrien genuflects) delivered in an Evangelical tone: no one can escape misfortune for themselves or for the people whom t...

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Published inSophia Vol. 51; no. 1; p. 137
Main Author Hutchings, Patrick
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Parkville Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2012
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Malick, Terrence
Motion pictures
Philosophy
Tone
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Australia
Melbourne Victoria Australia
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Summary:The essence of the story that is not told is the essence of all stories, as spelled out in a slightly rancid sermon in an empty and an ostensibly Catholic Church (votive candles, OBrien genuflects) delivered in an Evangelical tone: no one can escape misfortune for themselves or for the people whom they love. P. Hutchings (*) SOPHIA, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia e-mail: sophia@philosophy.unimelb.edu.au 138 P. Hutchings Malick is a translator of Heidegger, and in a late sequence in a lunarish landscape the successful son, an architect, walks through the doorframe of a vanished building. A great deal of classical music is used in the movie: one choral sequence with lots of lacrymae, and the slightly odious Mr.OBrien can play Bach on the organ.
ISSN:0038-1527
1873-930X
DOI:10.1007/s11841-011-0277-x