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I’m Going Home is a french film of genre Drama directed by Manoel de Oliveira released in USA on 1 january 2001 with Michel Piccoli
I’m Going Home (2001)
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Add to a movie listI'm Going Home (French: Je rentre à la maison, Portuguese: Vou Para Casa) is a 2001 French-Portuguese film written and directed by Manoel de Oliveira.
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Gilbert Valence (Michel Piccoli) is a grand old theatre actor who receives the shocking news that his wife, daughter, and son-in-law have been killed in a car accident. As time passes, Valence busies himself with his daily life in Paris, turning down unsuitable roles in low-brow television productions and looking after his 9-year-old grandson. When an American filmmaker (John Malkovich) miscasts him in an ill-conceived adaptation of James Joyce's Ulysses, Valence finds himself compelled to make a decision about his life.Actors
Michel Piccoli
(Gilbert Valence)
Catherine Deneuve
(Marguerite)
John Malkovich
(John Crawford)
Antoine Chappey
(George)
Leonor Silveira
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