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The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate struck blindly, taking the life of Peter, the father, leaving his grief-stricken wife Dawn alone with their four children. Among them, eight-year-old Simone denies this reality. She is persuaded that her father still lives in the giant fig tree growing near their house and speaks to her through its leaves. But the tree becomes more and more invasive and threatens the house. It must be felled. Of course, Simone won't allow...
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Life is a force of nature
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Release Date:
11 August 2010 (France)
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Box Office
Budget:
€7,740,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend:
$993,338
(France),
15 August 2010, Limited Release
Opening Weekend USA:
$4,983,
17 July 2011, Limited Release
Gross USA:
$71,158, 17 November 2011
Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$2,378,574, 15 January 2012
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Trivia
Julie Bertuccelli loved
Judy Pascoe's book "Our Father Who Art in the Tree" but Australian producer
Sue Taylor had already bought the rights to screen it. Julie Bertucelli and her producer
Yael Fogiel decided to contact Sue Taylor and the three of them chose to make the film in partnership.
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Goofs
The film is set in Queensland, but when Tim receives his results there is talk of him going to Sydney. The majority of Queensland students would be looking at going to university in Brisbane or elsewhere in Queensland.
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Quotes
Tim O'Neil:
Happy families are boring anyway.
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Crazy Credits
"No animals or trees were harmed while filming"
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Soundtracks
Die Kriegsknechte aber, da sie Jesum
(from "St. John Passion", BWV 245)
Composed by
Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
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A strong, layered second film by Julie Bertocelli, one which probably deserves more recognition that it has been given by most critics. I found it difficult to take my eyes off of Charlotte Gainsbourg, who gave a sensitive and complex portrayal of a woman grieving her husband's passing. While the film may have been compared to WALKABOUT, given the cinematic opportunities of the outback, the spiritual nature of the environment paves way for specific beautiful and endearing unexpected visual delights which compliment the narrative in obvious ways, but perhaps not offensively so. The film is quite focused. It is kept simple and unfolds nicely. I found it much more pleasing to sit through than TREE OF LIFE. Bertocelli's film is much more tightly woven and traditional in form, not necessarily any less authentic or profound. Moments were delightful, not excruciatingly painful in the sense of wallowing, allowing the occasional irritation from the daughter to seep into the point where you just want Dawn to slap her across the face. May make more of an interesting comparison the that tree scene in Poltergeist or the horror film about the WOODS. Definitely underrated on here, a film well worth checking out.