A new trailer has been released for Cannes-wowing comedy dramaThis Must Be The Place, in which Sean Penn plays an ageing musician searching for the tormentor of his late father during his time in Auschwitz.
It sounds a quirky enough premise on paper, but it’s an even more unusual proposition when you see and hear Penn’s character. Decked out in eyeliner, lipstick and huge black hair, Penn is clearly channelling The Cure’s Robert Smith, whilst throwing in a mumbling man-child quality for good measure.
It sounds a quirky enough premise on paper, but it’s an even more unusual proposition when you see and hear Penn’s character. Decked out in eyeliner, lipstick and huge black hair, Penn is clearly channelling The Cure’s Robert Smith, whilst throwing in a mumbling man-child quality for good measure.
As we said, it’s something of an oddity, albeit a very charming one. There’s some nice humour on show throughout the teaser (“Do you know about the Holocaust?” - “In a general sort of way…”) and the relationship between Penn and girlfriend Frances McDormand looks particularly heartwarming.
However, for all its off-beam comedy and outlandish appearance, it also looks as though there will be a healthy dollop of darkness to balance things out. “What are you going to do if you find him?” asks one character, before Penn is shown fingering a gun.
This Must Be The Place is released in the UK on 30 March 2012. Time to prepare by dusting off your Talking Heads CDs, growing your hair and asking for some lippy for Christmas…
However, for all its off-beam comedy and outlandish appearance, it also looks as though there will be a healthy dollop of darkness to balance things out. “What are you going to do if you find him?” asks one character, before Penn is shown fingering a gun.
This Must Be The Place is released in the UK on 30 March 2012. Time to prepare by dusting off your Talking Heads CDs, growing your hair and asking for some lippy for Christmas…
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