I Want to Go Back Home (1989) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

An American cartoonist goes to Paris and and visits with his daughter who is there studying the writings of Flaubert with a great admirer of her father's work.

Cast & Crew

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Alain Resnais

Gerard Depardieu

Christian Gauthier

Linda Lavin

Adolph Green

Micheline Presle

Isabelle Gauthier

John Ashton

Film Details

Also Known As

I Want to Go Home, Je veux rentrer a la maison, Voglio Tornare a Casa

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1989

Production Company

Centre National Du Cinema; Films A2; Mk2 International

Distribution Company

Academy Distribuzione; Art Filmes; Hoyts Distribution; Meteor Film Productions

Location

Epinay Studios, Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Synopsis

An American cartoonist goes to Paris and and visits with his daughter who is there studying the writings of Flaubert with a great admirer of her father's work.

Directors

Alain Resnais

Jules Feiffer

Cast

Gerard Depardieu

Christian Gauthier

Linda Lavin

Adolph Green

Micheline Presle

Isabelle Gauthier

John Ashton

Laura Benson

Geraldine Chaplin

Terry Armstrong

Caroline Sihol

Francois-eric Gendron

Crew

Sylvette Baudrot

Script Supervisor

Yvon Crenn

Production Manager

Gilbert Duhalde

Camera Operator

Jules Feiffer

Yann Gilbert

1st Assistant Director

Albert Jurgenson

John Kander

Marin Karmitz

Jean-claude Laureux

Catherine Leterrier

Costume Designer

Patrice Lhullier

Jean-paul Loublier

F Malraux

1st Assistant Director

Jacques Saulnier

Eva Simonet

Charles Van Damme

Director Of Photography

Film Details

Also Known As

I Want to Go Home, Je veux rentrer a la maison, Voglio Tornare a Casa

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1989

Production Company

Centre National Du Cinema; Films A2; Mk2 International

Distribution Company

Academy Distribuzione; Art Filmes; Hoyts Distribution; Meteor Film Productions

Location

Epinay Studios, Paris, France

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 40m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States September 1989

Released in United States November 1989

Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 4-15, 1989.

Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.

Began shooting September 5, 1988.

First English language picture for actor Gerard Depardieu and MK2 Productions.

Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Venice Film Festival (in competition) September 4-15, 1989.)

Released in United States November 1989 (Shown at London Film Festival November 10-26, 1989.)

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