This Must Be the Place (2011) (original) (raw)

Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star, 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 ...(more)

Cheyenne, a wealthy former rock star, 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. (less)

Director: Paolo Sorrentino
Writers: Paolo Sorrentino, Umberto Contarello
Starring: Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon, Harry Dean Stanton
Producer: Nicola Giuliano

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Review by Brian Orndorf, November 1, 2012

6 / 10

�This Must Be the Place� is a densely atmospheric feature and oddly evocative travelogue of America. It�s a movie with an enticing set-up and a wonderfully committed performance from star Sean Penn, but it always strains to resist obvious directions, preferring to take an esoteric journey into soul of a confused man finally reaching maturity well into his middle-age. It�s a gorgeous film with endlessly fascinating cinematography, but for a two-hour sit, the plot doesn�t add up to much in the end, almost getting in the way of co-writer/director Paolo Sorrentino and his quest to make the oddest ...read more...

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