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Farewell, Home Sweet Home

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Farewell, Home Sweet Home reviews
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10.0 User Score:

Generally favorable reviews

Based on 4 critic reviews
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Based on 2 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Otar Ioseliani

Directed by: Otar Ioseliani

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 1, 2001

Running Time: 118 minutes, Color

Origin: France / Switzerland / Italy

Language(s): French (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Nico Tarielashvili, Lily Lavina, Philippe Bas, Stephanie Hainque, Mirabelle Kirkland, Amiran Amiranashvili, Joachim Salinger, and Emmanuel de Chauvigny

Focuses on the lives of a wealthy, eccentric Parisian family.

What The Critics Said

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88

New York Post V.A. Musetto

Plot and dialogue take a back seat to a series of inventive sight gags that unspool with effortless charm. An ensemble cast of talented amateurs is in top form.

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75

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The evocative visual style -- is the main reason to watch this whimsical comedy-drama.

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70

Village Voice J. Hoberman

The movie exudes a cheerful energy--laying out a deck of narrative cards, then reshuffling them in the final 10 minutes.

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50

Chicago Tribune John Petrakis

This is a big-hearted film with admirable ambitions, and the ending is appropriately bittersweet, with victory and comeuppance occupying the same time and frame.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Woosun L. gave it a 10:
Fantistic movie I have ever seen... This movie has lots of think about our life ....

Nougzari K. gave it a 10:
It is a 5-star film! Delicious blending of the 5 senses: synaesthetic philisophy of daily lives of human beings like us...

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