---
title: 'I Want to Go Home (1989)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Alain Resnais'
released: '1989-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'France'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-want-to-go-home-1989'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097555/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# I Want to Go Home (1989)

1989 · 100 min · Comedy · France


## Synopsis

I Want to Go Home is a 1989 French comedy film directed by Alain Resnais, from a screenplay by Jules Feiffer. It explores the differences between French and American cultural values through a story about a veteran cartoonist who encounters conflicting reactions to his work during a trip abroad.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Alain Resnais](https://cinepixo.com/people/alain-resnais)
- **Screenplay:** [Jules Feiffer](https://cinepixo.com/people/jules-feiffer)
- **Original Music Composer:** [John Kander](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-kander)
- **Producer:** [Marin Karmitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/marin-karmitz)
- **Director of Photography:** [Charles Van Damme](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-van-damme)
- **Editor:** [Albert Jurgenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-jurgenson)

## Cast

- [Gérard Depardieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-depardieu)
- [Lucienne Hamon](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucienne-hamon)
- [Caroline Silhol](https://cinepixo.com/people/caroline-silhol)
- [John Ashton](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ashton)
- [Françoise Bertin](https://cinepixo.com/people/francoise-bertin)
- [Ludivine Sagnier](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludivine-sagnier)
- [Isabelle Turpault](https://cinepixo.com/people/isabelle-turpault)
- [Micheline Presle](https://cinepixo.com/people/micheline-presle)
- [Anne Teyssèdre](https://cinepixo.com/people/anne-teyssedre)
- [François-Eric Gendron](https://cinepixo.com/people/francois-eric-gendron)
- [Pierre Decazes](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-decazes)
- [Patrick Bonnel](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-bonnel)
- [Laura Benson](https://cinepixo.com/people/laura-benson)
- [Linda Lavin](https://cinepixo.com/people/linda-lavin)
- [Raphaëline Goupilleau](https://cinepixo.com/people/raphaeline-goupilleau)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/i-want-to-go-home-1989
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