I'm Going Home
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74/100
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Lowest is AlloCiné on 60, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 96. Critics average 92, everyone else 67.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →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.
Details
- Director
- Manoel de Oliveira
- Writers
- Jacques Parsi, Manoel de Oliveira
- Studio
- Madragoa Filmes, Gemini Films, France 2 Cinéma
- Released
- 13 May 2001
- Country
- France, Portugal
- Language
- French
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Awards
- 0 wins, 1 nomination
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| 14th European Film Awards 2001 | Best Actor | Michel Piccoli | Nominee |
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