his dedication:
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Sean Penn
Xara_ch — 9 years ago(May 15, 2016 09:29 AM)
his dedication:
He spent the past two-and-a-half years 5b4working on it, putting his own money into the production.
I had almost enough to do this one the way I wanted to do it, he says. Then I had to pony up much more than I can afford to complete it.
Performances of the actors and Cannes's impact:
The Last Face defies categorisation, he suggests, which means its critical reception in Cannes, where it is in competition for the Palme dOr, becomes important for its future prospects. Ive got an everything is riding on it deal going to Cannes this year, he says.
I think [the movie] will disappear if it gets a poor reaction and I think that would be a terrible shame because its very relevant now and the performances are transcendent...Ive given it all Ive got.
movie industry:
Movie studios were started by visionaries who loved movies, he says, taking a drag on his cigarette, his voice cracked and gravelly. But over time it wasnt film lovers running the studios. Now, Hollywood has become a ubiquitous fraud interested only in cookie-cutter stories.
he tells me the business is only concerned with supplying stimulus and comfort. Hasnt it always been like this, I ask? He shakes his head. The balance between salesmanship and artistry is out of whack. Its all about branding now, he says. Greed is good. Superficial16d0 as all beep hell but popular.
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