I’m Going Home
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.
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Michel Piccoli
Gilbert Valence
Known for
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Catherine Deneuve
Marguerite
Known for
Dancer in the Dark
Repulsion
John Malkovich
John Crawford, Film Director
Known for
RED
Bird Box
Antoine Chappey
George
Known for
Drops of God
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Leonor Baldaque
Sylvia
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The Portuguese Nun
The Uncertainty Principle
Leonor Silveira
Marie
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Ricardo Trêpa
Guard
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Jean-Michel Arnold
Doctor
Also in
Permeke
Adrien de Van
Ferdinand
Known for
Sitcom
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Sylvie Testud
Ariel
Known for
La Vie en Rose
Tamara
Isabel Ruth
Milkmaid
Known for
The Strange Case of Angelica
Andrew Wale
Stephen
No other roles listed
Manoel de Oliveira Director · James Joyce Author William Shakespeare Author
Worldwide gross $853K · United States release August 14, 2002 · Produced in France, Portugal
Box office
Worldwide gross
$853,000
Production
Madragoa Filmes
Production
Gemini Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
France · Portugal
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Je rentre à la maison
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French · Latin
Release dates
France · May 13, 2001
Theatrical · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 14, 2002
Theatrical · New York City, New York
United States
September 29, 2001 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
February 9, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Film at Lincoln Center
Brazil
October 1, 2001 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
October 21, 2005 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival
October 20, 2026 · Premiere · São Paulo International Film Festival (Paulo Branco Retrospective)
Canada
September 7, 2001 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 23, 2001 · Premiere · Cinefest Sudbury International Film Festival
January 18, 2002 · Theatrical
France
September 12, 2001 · Theatrical
Italy
June 8, 2001 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 21, 2001 · Theatrical
September 13, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
Switzerland
August 24, 2001 · Theatrical · Italian Speaking-Region
September 12, 2001 · Theatrical · French Speaking-Region
April 4, 2002 · Theatrical · German Speaking-Region
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