Lucie Sunková’s short film The Tree is a metaphorical story about the parallels in lives of people and trees, a lyrical poem about birth and death, about the flow of our time and the nature surrounding us, a parable about parenthood and crossing the boundaries of a human (not only) life. It is a story about relations, seeming hopelessness and a happy promise. Used paint-on-glass technique, a pure poetic means of expression ideal for a story like this, forms another metaphoric layer of the film withs its laboriousness and graphic style. The budget of this co-production reached almost 150 thousand EUR and was almost evenly divided between MAUR film and French production company Les Films de l’Arlequin. Both sides were supported by their respective national funds – State Cinematography Fund in the Czech Republic and the prestigious national fund CNC – Centre National du Cinema in France.
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Lucie Sunková Director · Jakub Halousek Cinematographer Šárka Sklenářová Editor
First release February 24, 2016 · Produced in Czechia, France · Production Les Films de l'Arlequin
Production
MAUR film
Production
Les Films de l'Arlequin
Production
Czechia · France
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Original title
Strom
Original language
Czech
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Czechia · February 24, 2016
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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