Farewell, Home Sweet Home (1999)

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... See full summary »

Director:

Otar Iosseliani

Writer:

Otar Iosseliani (scenario)

Stars:

Niko Tarielashvili, Lily Lavina, Philippe Bas

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Niko Tarielashvili	...	Son (as Nico Tarielashvili)
Lily Lavina	...	Mother
Philippe Bas	...	Moto driver
Stephanie Hainque	...	Girl at bar
Mirabelle Kirkland	...	Maid
Amiran Amiranashvili	...	Hobo
Joachim Salinger	...	Beggar
Emmanuel de Chauvigny	...	Lover
Otar Iosseliani	...	Father
Narda Blanchet	...	Old lady
Yannick Carpentier	...	Serveur
Vincent Darasse
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mathieu Amalric	...	A drinker at bar
Viviane Bonelli
Viviane Bourguinet

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

cafe | businesswoman | train | dog | alcoholic | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Did You Know?

Connections

Edited into Spisok korabley (2008)

User Reviews

The story went on blandly, though I felt like lovery for a bourgeois family.

All members were unique like this : a mother was very busy for her job, a father played with locomotive models all day, a son got along with homeless friends, a seles girl of the cafe whom he had been in a one way relationship with and a dull servant who worked in a house of the mother's lover.

It was similar to a miniature world. I enjoyed watching interpersonal relationships passed by each other and fitting them perfectly! Maybe we circulate in the narrower range than we expect.

I watched it twice. I couldn't follow the progress because, at first, I watched it while having done something. I recommend it to peple like Jacques Tati.

Details

Country:

France Switzerland Italy

Language:

French

Release Date:

12 November 1999 (Italy)

Also Known As:

Farewell, Home Sweet Home

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pierre Grise Productions, Carac Films, Alia Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1