It speaks of different arts like cinema, comics etc. 'I want to go home' is a film which can be understood by all kinds of artists. He enjoys a bigger, dedicated fan following in France than in United States of America. Although it might seem odd, this film makes it absolutely clear that French have a penchant for admiring those American artists who have been ignominiously rejected/ignored back home in USA. This emotional turmoil has been shown in a very dignified indeed subtle manner. On another level it is also a tale of an amicable reconciliation process which happens between a father meeting his daughter after many years. On an elementary level it explores cultural differences between French and American people. 'I want to go home' is a light film which provides a multiplicity of meanings for its viewers. Through this quirky work, Resnais has advocated popular culture as in today's world Mickey Mouse, Snoopy, Charlie Brown and Garfield are as relevant/necessary and useful for everybody as Flaubert, Stendhal and Sartre.

Not only will this film charm die-hard francophiles like Paul Auster, Johnny Depp, William Fiedkin, Jim Jarmusch, Hal Hartley and John Malkovich but also fans of comic strips as it is not so often that one comes across a feature film in which there is a happy marriage of cartoons and film. Watching his films can be likened to a concentrated reading of a 'stream of consciousness' oeuvre. For the last five decades, he has remained a highly intelligent intellectual cinéaste who has excelled in making difficult films about memories. It is so hard to believe that this comic film was made by Resnais. It is a fairly honest portrayal of why French have all the respect for Americans.

'I want to go home' shows why French fascinate Americans so much. Before shooting 'I want to go home', if Resnais had thought of keeping somebody in mind, it is quite possible that he must have had ruminated about both American and French public.

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