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The exquisite Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist, I'm Not There) stars in French filmmaker Julie Bertuccelli's achingly beautiful follow-up to her sleeper hit Since Otar Left. The Closing Night Film at Cannes in 2010, The Tree is a mystical drama of loss and rebirth in the Australian countryside. Not since classic 1970s works Picnic at Hanging Rock and Walkabout has the harshly gorgeous outback landscape been such a lyrical yet foreboding metaphor for grief and coming of age.
Blindsided with anguish after her husband's sudden death, Dawn (Gainsbourg)-along with her four young children-struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-year-old Simone (unforgettable newcomer Morgana Davies) becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then the tree's enormous roots slowly begin to encroach on the abode and threaten their fragile existence....
Original Release
03/03/2010
US Release
07/15/2011
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlotte Gainsbourg | Dawn / Dawn O'Neil |
Morgan Davies | Simone / Simone O'Neil |
Marton Csokas | George / George Elrick |
Christian Byers | Tim / Tim O'Neil |
Tom Russell | Lou / Lou O'Neil |
Gabriel Gotting | Charlie / Charlie O'Neil |
Aden Young | Peter / Peter O'Neil |
Penne Hackforth-Jones | Mrs Johnson / Mrs. Johnson |
Gillian Jones | Vonnie |
Zoe Boe | Megan Lu |
Directors
Writers
Judy Pascoe, Julie Bertuccelli, Elizabeth J. Mars
Cast
Name | Character |
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Charlotte Gainsbourg | Dawn / Dawn O'Neil |
Morgan Davies | Simone / Simone O'Neil |
Marton Csokas | George / George Elrick |
Christian Byers | Tim / Tim O'Neil |
Tom Russell | Lou / Lou O'Neil |
Gabriel Gotting | Charlie / Charlie O'Neil |
Aden Young | Peter / Peter O'Neil |
Penne Hackforth-Jones | Mrs Johnson / Mrs. Johnson |
Gillian Jones | Vonnie |
Zoe Boe | Megan Lu |
Bob MacKay | Ab |
Ryan Potter | Tree Lopper |
Murray Shoring | Council Inspector |
Taren Stewart | Lou's friend |
Robert Joseph Stewart | Lou's friend |
Wencis Burns | Lou's friend |
Margaret Foote | Mackenzie twin |
Betty Cartmill | Mackenzie twin |
Patrick Boe | Mr Lu |
Arthur Dignam | Uncle Jack |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Rosemary Blight | Executive Producer |
Yael Fogiel | Executive Producer |
Laetitia Gonzalez | Executive Producer |
Kent Smith | Executive Producer |
Sue Taylor | Executive Producer |
Antonia Barnard | Producer |
Paolo Colombo | Producer |
Alberto Fanni | Producer |
Flaminio Zadra | Producer |
Laetitia Gonzalez | Producer |
Sue Taylor | Producer |
Yael Fogiel | Producer |