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I’m Going Home

I’m Going Home

2001, Movie, 1h 30min

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.

Country: France,Portugal

Director:

Manoel de Oliveira

Cast:

Michel Piccoli,

Catherine Deneuve,

John Malkovich,

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Critic David Parkinson

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8

Abounding with sly jokes and world-weary wisdom, this is an urbane delight.

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