Farewell, Home Sweet Home

Farewell, Home Sweet Home

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Release Date

12/1/1999

Runtime

118 mins

Overview

Nicholas is the eldest son of a wealthy suburban family, whose businesswoman mother makes deals from a helicopter and has an affair with her business partner. His cheerful, alcoholic father, on the other hand, is reduced to a prisoner in his room with his devoted dog and electric train set. Unbeknownst to his parents, Nicholas works as a window cleaner and dish washer in a Parisian cafe. He is also in love with the daughter of another cafe's owner, who, however, has an abusive boyfriend. One night, Nicholas sneaks a few drunken drifters into his family wine cellar and his father unexpectedly takes a liking to the stranger.

Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

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Revenue

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A tender, absurdist comedy about a wealthy son living a double life who finds unexpected connections between the worlds he straddles. It's a film that finds strange grace in the misfits and the caged, both literal and figurative.

Mood

BittersweetWistfulWhimsicalMelancholic

Themes

ClassFamilyLoveIdentity

Tone

Ironic

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticPainterly

Structure

Linear

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