Sweet home

Movie
German title	Sweet home
Original title	Home sweet home
Country of production	Belgium , France
original language	French
Publishing year	1973
length	91 minutes
Rod
Director	Benoît Lamy
script	Benoît Lamy, ; Rudolph Pauli
production	Jacqueline Pierreux , Jacques Perrin
music	Walter Heynen , ; Wannes van de Velde
camera	Michel Baudour
cut	Guido Henderickx
occupation
	Claude Jade : Claire, the carer; Jacques Perrin : Jacques, the carer; Ann Petersen : Yvonne, the home manager; Marcel Josz : Jules, a "home occupant"; Jane Meuris : Flore; Elise Mertens : Anna; Andrée Garnier : Cora; Appelmans Dynma : Marguerite;

Home Sweet Home is a 1973 Belgian film directed by Benoît Lamy . Jacques Perrin and Claude Jade play the leading roles .

action

The film describes the revolt in a Brussels old people's home. Treated like minors by the management (tattoo at 9 p.m., forms for every little thing, ban on desserts when eating after insubordination). When the “home inmate” and runaway Jules is supposed to be shoved into the loony bin, the old people barricade themselves on the roof of the home. Claire, previously willing devotee of the director, takes over the management of the home with social worker Jacques.

The nurse Claire, who initially struggled for authority, acts as a figure of identification for the younger generations, supports the director like a watchdog and does not shy away from denunciation. After the dismissal of the committed social worker Jacques, Claire helps the old people and ensures that an affair between the director and the police chief is uncovered. In the end, Claire and Jacques take over the management of the home together with the elderly.

criticism

Lexicon of international film : A first work that skilfully combines entertainment and social criticism, ironic and cheerful in style and original in substance.

Awards

The feature film debut of the Belgian Benoît Lamy won fourteen prizes at several festivals. a. in Montreal, Moscow, Cannes and Tehran, excellent.

Web links

Home Sweet Home in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Home Sweet Home

Individual evidence

↑ Sweet Home. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .

[1] Sweet Home. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .