At “The Last Face”; press conference in Cannes, Sean Penn implied that he felt disconnected from modern Hollywood, but stressed that he has no problem with the idea of entertainment – taking a dig at Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump at the same time.
“I think it’s important to entertain if entertainment isn’t synonymous with Donald Trump,”; says Penn. “Too much of film; I think we’ve lost sense of — it’s almost as if Greek tragedy is forgotten… to find beauty in things is the way to fix things. I think what we’re calling beauty today is a perversion of it, and that’s lamentable.”;
Sean Penn brushed off bad reviews just hours after his new film “The Last Face”; was poorly received by critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
Directed by Penn, “The Last Face”; is a love-in-war picture about aid workers in worn-torn areas of Africa, including Sierra Leone, Sudan and Liberia. According to many reviews, critics discredited the film for focusing too heavily on the love between two Westerners.
Related: Spotted In And Around Cannes
Addressing the poor reviews, the two-time Oscar winner said, “I stand by the film as it is, and everyone is going to be entitled to their response. I’ve finished the film so it’s not a discussion I’d be of value to.”;
Penn was joined at the press conference by the film’s stars, Javier Bardem, ex-girlfriend Charlize Theron, Jeno Reno and Jared Harris. The actor seemed to have nothing, but praise for the cast. He said, “I am surrounded at this table by a performance that I’d pay to see 100 times.”;
