Film Synopsis
Gilbert Valence is a veteran stage actor of high repute. One evening, whilst appearing in a performance of a Eugène Ionesco play, he is given some tragic news. His wife, his daughter and son-in-law have just been killed in a car accident. The shock is almost overwhelming but Gilbert somehow finds the will to continue working, whilst bringing up the grandson he adores. However, he is no longer a young man and the strain of his work is being to take its toll...© James Travers
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Film Credits
- Director: Manoel de Oliveira
- Script: Manoel de Oliveira, Jacques Parsi
- Cinematographer: Sabine Lancelin
- Music: Frédéric Chopin, Léo Ferré, Richard Wagner
- Cast: Michel Piccoli (Gilbert Valence), Catherine Deneuve (Marguerite), John Malkovich (John Crawford), Antoine Chappey (George), Leonor Baldaque (Sylvia), Leonor Silveira (Marie), Adrien de Van (Ferdinand), Sylvie Testud (Ariel), Andrew Wale (Stephen),
- Country: France
- Language: French
- Support: Color
- Runtime: 90 min
- Aka: I'm Going Home
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