Variety details: it restores material that Malick was exploring for the version that was shown.

Sep 22, This extended cut is all about more. Not in an excessive sense, but in the sense that at one time Malick had planned out the whole of The Tree of Life, but then treated it as a giant block of marble and chipped away, sculpting something else, something more ephemeral. For instance, this fuller version offers more nuance in regards to the parents, particularly the mother, who is more of an Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Sep 11, Today, Criterion released “The Tree of Life” on DVD and Blu-Ray, a package that will include a new version of the film 49 minutes longer than the theatrical version.

Director Terrence Malick Author: Chris O'falt. Sep 15, The Extended Edition of Terrence Malick's 'Tree of Life' premiered at the Venice Film Festival. At minutes, The Tree of Life is already a substantial movie. The culmination of Estimated Reading Time: 7 mins.

The new extended cut makes the blu-ray a must buy for anyone even remotely interested in Malick's films. While I don't hold this new cut above the original, any fans of The Tree of Life that felt they could use a little more depth to the O'Brien family (and young Jack specifically) should be satisfied by the /5.

Sep 20, The Criterion Collection Edition of The Tree of Life Isn't Just a Director's Cut. It's an Entirely New Film. Terrence Malick revisits his Oscar-winning epic, delivering a remarkably different Occupation: Video Editor. May 11, Fair warning, the expanded minute cut draws most of the new material from the O'Brien's family life, and The Tree of Life 's celebrated creation sequence hasn't Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.

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