I'm Going Home Movie Review 2000

Distinguished, elderly actor Gilbert Valence (Piccoli) is dealt a devastating blow when his wife, daughter, and son-in-law are killed in a car accident. Coping with dignity, he looks after his young grandson and works in the theatre (playing Prospero in "The Tempest"). His agent urges Valance to take his first role in an English-language film directed by an American (Malkovich) and he struggles mightily to cope with his part. Title refers to Valance's simple statement when he realizes that his time is past. French with subtitles.

Distribution

Milestone Film & Video, PO Box 128, Harrington Park, NJ 07640-0128, Phone: (201)767-3117, Toll-free: 800-603-1104, Fax: (201)767-3035, Email: milefilms@aol.com, URL: http://www.milestonefilms.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.
Originally from Portuguese, French.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Growing Older, Grandparents, Stagestruck, Paris, Behind the Scenes

Screenplay

Manoel de Oliveira

Cast

Michel Piccoli, Catherine Deneuve, John Malkovich, Leonor Silveira, Antoine Chappey, Leonor Baldaque, Jean Koeltgen

Cinematography

Sabine Lancelin

Director

Manoel de Oliveira

Other

Henri Maikof, Valerie Loiseleux, Isabel Branco, Yves Fournier

Producer

Paulo Branco, Gemini Film, France 2 Cinema, Madragoa, Milestone Films