Je rentre à la maison (2001)
Directed by Manoel de Oliveira

Comedy / Drama
aka: I'm Going Home

Film Synopsis

Gilbert Valence is a veteran stage actor of high repute.  One evening, whilst appearing in a performance of a Eugène Ionesco play, he is given some tragic news.  His wife, his daughter and son-in-law have just been killed in a car accident.  The shock is almost overwhelming but Gilbert somehow finds the will to continue working, whilst bringing up the grandson he adores.  However, he is no longer a young man and the strain of his work is being to take its toll...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Manoel de Oliveira
  • Script: Manoel de Oliveira, Jacques Parsi
  • Cinematographer: Sabine Lancelin
  • Music: Frédéric Chopin, Léo Ferré, Richard Wagner
  • Cast: Michel Piccoli (Gilbert Valence), Catherine Deneuve (Marguerite), John Malkovich (John Crawford), Antoine Chappey (George), Leonor Baldaque (Sylvia), Leonor Silveira (Marie), Adrien de Van (Ferdinand), Sylvie Testud (Ariel), Andrew Wale (Stephen),
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 90 min
  • Aka: I'm Going Home

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