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I Want to Go Home 1989

Runtime

100 mins

Language

French

French

Cartoonist Joey Wellman, once known in Cleveland, goes to Paris with partner Lena for an exhibition of his bandes dessinées. He hopes to reconcile with his daughter Elsie, a student enchanted by French literature who escaped American culture. A weekend at professor Christian Gauthier’s mother Isabelle’s country house, highlighted by a comic‑themed masquerade, forces them to re‑examine their relationships.

Cartoonist Joey Wellman, once known in Cleveland, goes to Paris with partner Lena for an exhibition of his bandes dessinées. He hopes to reconcile with his daughter Elsie, a student enchanted by French literature who escaped American culture. A weekend at professor Christian Gauthier’s mother Isabelle’s country house, highlighted by a comic‑themed masquerade, forces them to re‑examine their relationships.

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Jeg vil hjem Voglio tornare a casa! 집에 가고 싶어 Quero Ir Para Casa Quiero volver a casa Я хочу домой 我要回家

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