Teviotville Tree is a large
Moreton Bay fig tree in
Teviotville,
Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area in West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
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Australia that featured in the movie ''L'Arbre'' (in French) or ''
The Tree'' in English. The tree is a large, 130-year-old fig tree which was considered by the French producers to be a perfect tree for the movie, after an exhaustive search for just the right one (per the DVD bonus material).
The joint Australian-French movie is an adaptation of
Judy Pascoe
Judy Pascoe is the Australian author of the book '' Our Father Who Art in the Tree''. The book was made into the 2010 feature film '' The Tree''.
Biography
Born and educated in Brisbane, Australia, Judy spent several years as an acrobat, to ...
's novel ''
Our Father Who Art in the Tree
''Our Father Who Art in the Tree'' is a 2002 debut novel by Australian writer Judy Pascoe. It is written from the perspective of 10-year-old Simone who believes her late father is living in the tree in her backyard.
The novel was reissued as '' ...
'', starring French actress
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British-French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress Jane Birkin and French musician Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song " Lemo ...
. The three-month movie shoot was completed in February 2010 and the movie was released in Australia on Sept 30, 2010.
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As of March 2012, a view of this location on
Google Earth still shows many vehicles and temporary buildings associated with the film production.
References
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Teviotville
Scenic Rim Region