"Aftertones of Infinity": Biblical and Darwinian Evocations in Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life and To the Wonder

In this article I argue that in The Tree of Life and To the Wonder Terrence Malick continues to explore, on an epic scale, a theme that permeates the previous four (Badlands, 1973; Days of Heaven, 1978; The Thin Red Line, 1998; The New World, 2005): innocence to experience. I suggest that Malick’s o...

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Subtitles:The 2015 International Conference on Religion and Film in Istanbul
Main Author: Robbins, Gregory (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2016
In: The journal of religion and film
Year: 2016, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B The tree of life (Film) / Genesis / Darwin, Charles 1809-1882, On the origin of species by means of natural selection
RelBib Classification:HA Bible
ZB Sociology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
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