Teviotville Tree is a large

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in Teviotville,

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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

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's novel ''

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'', starring French actress

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. The three-month movie shoot was completed in February 2010 and the movie was released in Australia on Sept 30, 2010. As of March 2012, a view of this location on

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still shows many vehicles and temporary buildings associated with the film production.

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