Standing at God’s threshold: film viewing as dwelling in Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life by Pablo Alzola Cerero

“…In contrast with earlier films, The Tree of Life (2011) opens up the possibility of transcendence by pushing the limits of the world revealed by the film medium: here the world is no more an absolute presence, but the visible sign of a further presence, that of its Creator. …”
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Ngā Pūrakau No Ngā Rākau: Stories from Trees by Nova Paul, Tessa Laird

“…For Nova, this process reveals not only an image but the mauri (life force) of the tree through the taking and then the making of her tree films. …”
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THE WAY TO GRACE: TERRENCE MALICK’S ECOTHEOLOGICAL VISION IN THE TREE OF LIFE by Laura Savu

“…Terrence Malick’s fifth and most experimental film The Tree of Life provides a fertile ground for exploring the various facets of Nature, along with the questions these raise and the implications they carry for understanding our fraught relationships with the divine. …”
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THE THEODICY OF SUFFERING AND THE COSMIC VOYAGES IN THE TREE OF LIFE AND MIRACLES FROM HEAVEN by Evrim Ersöz KOÇ

“…Abstract: In The Tree of Life, Terrence Malick presents Jack O’Brien’s attempts to come to terms with his past. …”
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Dasein’ı Filmozofik Düşünmek: Bir Film-Zihin Olarak ‘Hayat Ağacı’ by İkbal Bozkurt Avcı

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Antioxidant activity and sensory changes of strawberry tree fruits during cold storage and shelf life by Costantino Fadda, Paolo Antonio Maria Fenu, Giampaolo Usai, Alessandra Del Caro, Yolanda Matia Diez, Anna Maria Sanguinetti, Antonio Piga

“…The influence of storage time on a range of quality parameters, in vitro antioxidant activity, and the sensory acceptability of fully ripe strawberry tree fruits packaged into polypropylene trays under plastic film was assessed. …”
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Art and Land: Eucalyptus Plantations in Brazilian Documentaries by Santiago G. Gesteira

“…Thus, this essay explains how, instead of images of destruction and the specificities of eucalyptus environmental effects, these documentaries choose to show the connection of local people and their art with the land, their daily life, and the changes they face. By crucially emphasizing the different timelines in play, that of western modernity, and that of alternative understandings of life–nature, they differ from other approaches towards filming environmental conflict that stress the immediacy of the situation. …”
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Edible Films Made of Dried Olive Leaf Extract and Chitosan: Characterization and Applications by Michela Famiglietti, Alessandro Savastano, Rosa Gaglione, Angela Arciello, Daniele Naviglio, Loredana Mariniello

“…Nowadays a possible strategy in food preservation consists of the use of active and functional packaging to improve safety and ensure a longer shelf life of food products. Many studies refer to chitosan-based films because of the already-known chitosan (CH) antibacterial and antifungal activity. …”
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MIL-100(Fe)-Based Composite Films for Food Packaging by Alexandra M. Pak, Elena A. Maiorova, Elizaveta D. Siaglova, Teimur M. Aliev, Elena N. Strukova, Aleksey V. Kireynov, Alexey A. Piryazev, Valentin V. Novikov

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Biodegradable composite films from modified sugar palm (Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr.) starch for food packaging applications by Sanyang, Muhammed Lamin

“…Sugar palm starch extracted from sugar palm tree can be utilized for preparing biodegradable starch based films. …”
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Determining the Effect of Plant Extracts on the Development and Characterization of Biodegradable Composite Films from <i>Corypha umbraculifera</i> L. Stem Starch by Basheer Aaliya, Kappat Valiyapeediyekkal Sunooj, Patel Krina

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Six feet above by Foong, John Shu Min

“…While being a part of the discussion for the film during the writing stages of the script, I understood that the film would rely heavily on this technology and with it, a facility would be needed to serve as a platform for real life people to “enter” the virtual world. …”
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Phenolic Compounds Obtained from <em>Olea europaea</em> By-Products and Their Use to Improve the Quality and Shelf Life of Meat and Meat Products—A Review by Paulo E. S. Munekata, Gema Nieto, Mirian Pateiro, José Manuel Lorenzo

“…Moreover, the extracts and isolated polyphenols also improved the shelf life of fresh meat and meat products (as additive and as active component in film) by delaying the growth of microorganisms and the progression of oxidative reactions during storage. …”
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Effects of Various Polymeric Films on the Pericarp Microstructure and Storability of Longan (cv. Shixia) Fruit Treated with Propyl Disulfide Essential Oil from the Neem (<i>Azadira... by Muhammad Rafiullah Khan, Chongxing Huang, Rafi Ullah, Hakim Ullah, Ihsan Mabood Qazi, Taufiq Nawaz, Muhammad Adnan, Abdullah Khan, Hongxia Su, Liu Ren

“…Therefore, PD as a natural antioxidant and antimicrobial agent, in combination with OPP-20 and OPP-40 polymeric films, could successfully be applied commercially to extend the postharvest shelf life of longan.…”
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Effect of the type of packaging on the oxidative stability of pine nuts (Pinus pinea L.) grown in Chile by Carolina Henríquez, Verónica Loewe, Jorge Saavedra, Andrés Córdova, Mariane Lutz

“…Pine nut (Pinus pinea L.) is a nutritious, expensive tree nut. During storage, it is exposed to a wide range of environmental deteriorative conditions. …”
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FORESTS FOR PEOPLE / by Nicklin, Sean, compiler 637818, Cornwell, Ben, compiler 637819, Witthaus, Michele, editor 637820, Ballard, Sam, editor 637821, Ingleton, Toby, editor 637822

“…Throughout the year, governments, the United Nations system, relevant nongovernmental organizations, the private sector and other stakeholders came together to hold thousands of events - from art, photo and film exhibits and contests to concerts and community tree plantings - creating a richly diverse calendar which showcased forest issues, from cultural and educational to scientific and policy perspectives. …”

Application of essential oil of Pistacia atlantica Gum, polypropylene and silica nanoparticles as a new milk packaging by Hasan Ellahi, Elham Khalili Sadrabad, Seyedhossein Hekmatimoghaddam, Ali Jebali, Elham Sarmast, Fateme Akrami Mohajeri

“…Abstract The aim of current study was to investigate the antimicrobial effect of gum essential oil of Pistacia atlantica (wild pistachio) tree (GEO) and design a new film based on polypropylene polymer coated with silica nanoparticles and GEO. …”
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“Strangers and pilgrims”: The migrant archetype in the cinema of Terrence Malick by Pablo Alzola-Cerero

“…This article is focused on analysing six films –belonging to different periods of Malick’s filmography– in which this condition is significantly emphasized: Days of Heaven (1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), The New World (2005), The Tree of Life (2011), To the Wonder (2012) and Knight of Cups (2015). …”
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Intermedialidad, imaginación creadora y experiencia vital en "La afinadora de árboles" (2019), de Natalia Smirnoff by Fernando Valcheff García

“…This paper explores Smirnoff’s film from an intermedial perspective, addressing the articulation of the protagonist’s creative practice and life trajectory through an analysis of the dialogue between artistic languages, codes and media, and their links to the intersecting themes of–and tensions between–youth and maturity, private and public spaces, and individual and collective production.…”
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Historical Gardens in Cinema: Location, Transformation, Image / Исторический сад в кинематографе: натура, трансформация, образ by SOKOLOV BORIS M. / СОКОЛОВ Б.М.

“…In Atonement, the historical garden becomes a symbol, and in films about space (Silent Running) and the inner world metaphysics (The Fountain), the garden is reduced to a cultural archetype—a patch of turf, a spring, an old tree. …”
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