Dead Man Walking (1995) - A Face of Love Scene (8/11) | Movieclips

CLIP DESCRIPTION:
Sister Helen (Susan Sarandon) shares Matthew's (Sean Penn) final steps and comforts him before his death.

FILM DESCRIPTION:
Tim Robbins' second directorial effort (after the political satire Bob Roberts) was this drama based on a true story, which explores the issue of capital punishment. Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) is a nun and teacher living in rural Louisiana. One day, she receives a letter from Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn), who is scheduled to be executed soon for the rape and murder of two teenagers. After meeting Matthew, Sister Helen agrees to serve as spiritual counselor and see what she can do to stay the execution. However, Matthew's claims of innocence seem shaky at best, and it's clear he's a reprehensible, amoral racist. When it becomes obvious that Matthew's sentence will be carried out, Sister Helen offers what comfort she can to Matthew, but also tries to guide him to an open admission of the extent of his crimes and an acceptance of divine forgiveness, telling him "I want the last face you see to be the face of love." Susan Sarandon won an Oscar for her performance as Sister Prejean, and Sean Penn was similarly nominated for Best Actor as Matthew.

CREDITS:
TM & © MGM (1995)
Cast: Nesbitt Blaisdell, Sean Penn, Scott Wilson, Susan Sarandon
Director: Tim Robbins
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Kilik, Allan F. Nicholls, Tim Robbins, Mark Seldis, Rudd Simmons, R.A. White
Screenwriters: Helen Prejean, Tim Robbins

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[jay_rjabonillo]

I literally cried on this scene. It seems like it's not acting anymore. Great performances both.

[LightningJackFlash]

What a GREAT performance... both of them... Incredible...

[andrescontt]

Susan Sarandon really gives The most human performance of the century, so much emotion in her eyes

[AFC]

This is such a hidden gem of a movie that’s not talked about enough. An extraordinary, emotionally complex film

[shanelv]

The best acting ive ever seen in my life.

[maxinesmith]

Extraordinary acting .. Sean Penn is extraordinary actor .. this scene gets me every every time 🤦🏻‍♀️ and we never are allowed to forget what he did as his henious crime … he repents genuinely this man is Hollywoods gift of an actor

[Vejur]

This scene is one of the biggest tearjerkers in movie history. Period.

[tdsansdmw]

0:07 "when I'll be done with all of this, no more bars no more cells, no more life in a cage!"

[marcoadan]

I love in films where a character's demise is apparent and they ask another character, "Are you okay?" Humanity.

[amina-prxt]

In that year there were 2 qualified candidates for the Oscar as best actor, Penn and Cage

[stephaqua]

It’s 2024 and I still cry watching this scene. I’ll be the face of love for you ❤

[vegetasolo]

In reality, Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie, both inmates on whom Sean Penn's character Matthew Poncelet is based on, were executed by the electric chair in Louisiana in 1984; by 1993, Louisiana switched that penalty to lethal injection as the most humane way to execute. Both Tim Robbins and Helen Prejean opted to use lethal injection in the film instead of the electric chair because, according to Prejean's interview, "We don't want to give people the moral (of the most humane death) out whereby people could say 'Oh well, we used to do electrocution but that's too barbaric so now we are humane and inject them'."

[a.s.alfred]

Susan Sarandon 's eyes deserved a separate Oscar.

[bilaalbadurdeen]

Susan's eyes is the main reason for her oscar 💯💥

[lorilewis]

I still cry when I watch this part, a very good movie from beginning to the end

[MontgomeryMall]

Ironically, the character of Matthew Poncelet is blessed by the prison minister played by Scott Wilson. The first major film role for Scott Wilson was in 1967’s In Cold Blood, where he portrayed real Kansas killer Richard Hickock who was hanged at the end of that film for the murders of the Clutter family.

[lexusdriver]

A prison officer saying "Dead man walking" I know it means that an execution is about to take place but my dad says that an officer saying "Dead man walking" is considered disrespectful because he believes that saying "Dead man walking" is insulting to the prisoner who is going to die. If I was a prison officer I would just keep quiet or just say "Time to go"

[markwoldin]

Great acting, great directing, great writing.
It's a pity that Robbins lost his nerve at the end and introduced slow motion, sappy music and even a crucifix symbol. Breaks the serious tone.

[johnnyquezada]

Tremenda actuación de susan sarandon llore al ver la película, impresionante su actuación tan creíble su personaje se sumergió en esa actuación maravillosa bien merecido su premio oscars

[anojfal]

I read the book. I didn't know there was a movie.