Friday, November 9, 2012

This Must Be the Place



Oh, we haven't seen Sean Penn quite like this in a while. And of course, he owns this character from the get go. Its a quirky film and possibly you'll love it!



"The clash between the Holocaust in Cheyenne's life and his passive determination to refuse to know puts the spectator on the edge for virtually two hours, which the exceptionally precise and surprising camera work only accentuates. Those close ups that summarize a person in two seconds! Those pans on landscapes that translate a entire state! "This must be the place" will remind us that cinema is before all, photography: well organized strings of moving images. And sound track. References to Mike Jagger and images of David Byrne are so, so clever." Martin form France



Storyline: Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star (Penn), now bored and jaded in his retirement embarks on a quest to find his father's persecutor, an ex-Nazi war criminal now hiding out in the U.S. Learning his father is close to death, he travels to New York in the hope of being reconciled with him during his final hours, only to arrive too late. Having been estranged for over 30 years, it is only now in death that he learns the true extent of his father's humiliation in Auschwitz at the hands of former SS Officer Aloise Muller - an event he is determined to avenge. So begins a life-altering journey across the heartland of America to track down and confront his father's nemesis. As his quest unfolds, Cheyenne is reawakened by the people he encounters and his journey is transformed into one of reconciliation and self discovery. As his date with destiny arrives and he tracks down Muller, Cheyenne must finally decide if it is redemption he seeks.


Home - is where I want to be
But I guess I’m already there […]
I can’t tell one from another
Did I find you, or you find me? […]
If someone asks, this where I’ll be -
Where I’ll be…

Hi yo, we drift in and out,
Hi yo, sing into my mouth
Out of all those kinds of people
You got a face with a view…

Talking Heads,
‘This Must Be The Place’ 


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5 comments:

  1. Thank you for the review - I will try to find and watch it. x

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  2. I love this movie!! I want to watch it again now, lovely review! kisses chris

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  3. Really want to see this now !

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