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Brad Pitt's 'Tree of Life' Sets Off Mixed Frenzy of Boos, Applause (Cannes 2011)

Director Terrence Malick did not attend the screening; producer Sarah Green calls him “very shy.”

CANNES -- Ending a prolonged waiting game, Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life finally made its way to the Cannes Film Festival, where it was met Monday with scattered boos, an initial round of applause and then a growing chorus of appreciative reviews.