SummaryAfter the sudden death of her father, 8-year-old Simone shares a secret with her mother Dawn. She’s convinced her father speaks to her through the leaves of her favourite tree and he’s come back to protect them. But the new bond between mother and daughter is threatened when Dawn starts a relationship with George, the plumber, called in to remove... Read More
Directed By:Julie Bertuccelli
Written By:Judy Pascoe, Julie Bertuccelli, Elizabeth J. Mars
The Tree
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Metascore
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Jul 14, 2011
80
The movie is truly a tree-hugger's delight (I confess to being one such hugger) that makes the most of its metaphors without straining toward supernatural schmaltz.
Aug 19, 2011
75
A movie with undeniable melancholy underpinnings, but Bertuccelli wisely avoids overdoing the drama to nurse cheap tears from her audience.
Jul 21, 2011
63
This is an easy movie to watch. If only Julie Bertuccelli had more trust in her most interesting stuff.
Jul 15, 2011
60
Falls short of being revelatory, yet has a mysterious, sturdy power that grows on you.
Jul 15, 2011
55
On a technical level, The Tree marks a significant advance over the humble utility of Bertuccelli's previous film, drinking in Australia's pastoral majesty with an abundant eye for beauty that falls just short of the intended poetry. Yet the characters aren't nearly as resonant.
Jul 12, 2011
50
In her second film, writer-director Julie Bertuccelli, adapting Judy Pascoe's 2002 novel, "Our Father Who Art in the Tree," is sometimes partial to clumsy dialogue and scattershot pacing.
Jan 18, 2015
40
Initially promising, this Aussie weepie branches unconvincingly into magic realism, with symbolism so clunky it hampers Gainsbourg’s involving turn.
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Jul 29, 2011
6
It's simply a pleasant movie. Simone, the 8-year-old daughter is a true find. She convinces herself she's happy after her father dies, but when she connects with her late father through the massive tree on her family's property, she defends it to the end with conviction. Charlotte Gainsborgh is always great, but she's a little too "spacey" in this one. It's worth seeing, but moderate your expectations.
Production Company:
- Les Films du Poisson
- Taylor Media
- Screen Australia
- Arte France Cinéma
- ARD Degeto Film
- WDR/Arte
- Canal+
- ARTE
- Dorje Film
- Le Pacte
- Memento Films International
- Tatfilm
- Screen Queensland
- Screen New South Wales
- Coficup 2
- Backup Media
- ScreenWest
- Lotterywest
- Centre Images - Région Centre
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Goalpost Pictures
- Kojo Pictures
Release Date:Jul 15, 2011
Duration:1 h 40 m
Tagline:Life is a force of nature
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Awards
Australian Film Institute
• 7 Nominations
César Awards, France
• 3 Nominations
Bratislava International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
