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form y separately published work icon The Tree single work   film/TV   fantasy  
Alternative title: L'arbre
Adaptation of Our Father Who Art in the Tree Judy Pascoe , 2002 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2010... 2010 The Tree
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'Adapted from Judy Pascoe's novel Our Father Who Art in a Tree [sic], this tells the story of a family in mourning after the death of their father. It centres on 10-year-old Simone, who has recently lost her father and imagines him speaking to her from the top of the large tree in the family garden. Soon, her mother and brothers join in these nocturnal conversations, with the whole family perched on the tree-top, above the noise of the world and beneath the neighbours' astonished gaze.'

Source: Ion Cinema website, http://www.ioncinema.com/
Sighted: 20/08/2009

Notes

  • This film was chosen to close the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
  • The trailer for this film is available to view via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxMZxU1JUGo (Sighted: 27/7/2012)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Reel Time : Red Dog Nipping at Hollywood's Heels Michael Bodey , 2011 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 10 August 2011; (p. 17)
And the AFI Award Goes To... Leigh Paatsch , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 December 2010; (p. 46)
Untitled Michael Bodey , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 3 November 2010; (p. 17)
Crime Film Scoops AFI Award Pool Vicky Roach , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 October 2010; (p. 22)
Roots Luke Davies , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Monthly , October vol. 61 no. 2010; (p. 68-69)

— Review of The Tree Julie Bertuccelli , 2010 single work film/TV
Fig Tree Finds Fame Des Partridge , 2009 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 28 - 29 November 2009; (p. 7)

— Review of The Tree Julie Bertuccelli , 2010 single work film/TV
Uprooted by Loss, a Grief-Stricken Family Finds Nurture through Nature Garry Maddox , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 7 June 2010; (p. 9)

— Review of The Tree Julie Bertuccelli , 2010 single work film/TV
Budding Talent Marie-Christine Sourris , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 19 September 2010; (p. 4-5)

— Review of The Tree Julie Bertuccelli , 2010 single work film/TV
Arboreal Mystery Evan Williams , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 25-26 September 2010; (p. 21)

— Review of The Tree Julie Bertuccelli , 2010 single work film/TV
Deep Roots of Imagination Nick Dent , 2010 single work review
— Appears in: The Sunday Mail , 26 September 2010; (p. 10)

— Review of The Tree Julie Bertuccelli , 2010 single work film/TV
Untitled Michael Bodey , 2009 single work column
— Appears in: The Australian , 19 August 2009; (p. 10)
French Shades to a Family Tree with Mother, Daughter and a Moreton Bay Fig Stephanie Bunbury , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sunday Age , 23 May 2010; (p. 8)
Scene Stealers Gaynor Flynn , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sun-Herald , 23 May 2010; (p. 6)
A Big Day for Aussie Film Matt Buchanan , Leesha McKenny , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 May 2010; (p. 22)
Australia in Film Festival Closer Jenny Barchfield , 2010 single work column
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 24 May 2010; (p. 5)
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