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I’m Going Home

I’m Going Home

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Overview

The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.

Directed by Manoel de Oliveira
Written by Eugène Ionesco, William Shakespeare, James Joyce
Produced by Paulo Branco
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Top Cast

Michel Piccoli

Michel Piccoli

Gilbert Valence

Catherine Deneuve

Catherine Deneuve

Marguerite

John Malkovich

John Malkovich

John Crawford

Antoine Chappey

Antoine Chappey

George

Leonor Baldaque

Leonor Baldaque

Sylvia

Sylvie Testud

Sylvie Testud

Ariel

Leonor Silveira

Leonor Silveira

Marie

Isabel Ruth

Isabel Ruth

Milkmaid

J

Jean Koeltgen

Serge

Mauricette Gourdon

Mauricette Gourdon

Guilhermine

About I’m Going Home

I’m Going Home is a drama film released in 2001. Directed by Manoel de Oliveira, it stars Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich. The comfortable daily routines of aging Parisian actor Gilbert Valence, 76, are suddenly shaken when he learns that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car crash. Having to take care of his now-orphaned grandson, he struggles to go on with his lifelong acting career like he's used to. But the roles he is offered -- a flashy TV show and a hectic last-minute replacement in an English-language film of Joyce's Ulysses -- finally convince him that it's time to retire.

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