Coming Home (1978)
- Directed by
- Hal Ashby
- Genre
- drama film, war film, romance film, political drama
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h 09m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 200 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Marine wife begins a relationship with a paraplegic veteran while her husband is fighting in Vietnam. The film follows her emotional journey and the complications that arise.
romanticemotionalintimatesadslow-pacedthoughtfultenderconflicted
What happens
Coming Home is a 1978 American romantic war drama film directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay written by Waldo Salt and Robert C. Jones with story by Nancy Dowd. It stars Jane Fonda, Jon Voight, Bruce Dern, Penelope Milford, Robert Carradine and Robert Ginty. The film's narrative follows a perplexed woman, her Marine husband, and a paraplegic Vietnam War veteran with whom she develops a romantic relationship while her husband is deployed in Vietnam. Coming Home was theatrically released on February 15, 1978, to critical and commercial success. Reviewers praised its direction, screenplay, and performances, while the film grossed $36 million worldwide against its $3 million budget, becoming the 15th highest-grossing film of 1978. It also premiered at the 1978 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme d'Or, with Voight winning the Best Actor Prize. The film received various awards and nominations. At the 36th Golden Globe Awards, it received six nominations including for the Best Motion Picture – Drama, with Voight and Fonda winning Best Actor and Best Actress. At the 51st Academy Awards, it received eight nominations including for the Best Picture, winning three; Best Original Screenplay, with Voight and Fonda winning Best Actor and Best Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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