House of D
2004 film by David Duchovny
House of D is a 2004 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film written and directed by David Duchovny in his directorial debut. The film stars Duchovny, Anton Yelchin, Téa Leoni, Erykah Badu, Frank Langella, Zelda Williams and Robin Williams. It was screened at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.
Synopsis
American artist Tom Warshaw lives a bohemian existence in Paris, trying to make sense of his troubled adult life by reflecting on his extraordinary childhood.
Prompted by his son's thirteenth birthday, Tom experiences a flashback to Greenwich Village in 1973
when he himself was 13 years old. While his bereaved single mother mourns the recent death of his father, Tommy escapes grief by causing trouble at school and making afternoon deliveries with his best friend Pappass, a middle-aged mentally challenged janitor.
Tommy befriends Lady, a woman incarcerated in the New York Women's House of Detention. Tommy experiences his first taste of love. When Tommy's mother dies by overdosing on sedatives, Lady helps him to realize that he should leave New York to live life anew. Pappass helps Tommy purchase a plane ticket to Paris.
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