Through eloquent portrayals of four different life experiences — birth, aging, marriage and the death of a parent — Home addresses how the dissolution of the nuclear family and the increasing control of daily life by institutions have affected the individual. The subjects of this verité documentary include a ninety-four year-old woman in a nursing home and a young man caring for his terminally ill mother at home.

• DirectorJohn Reilly
• Release1 January 1979
• GenreDocumentary
• Duration1h 28m
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  4.7
  5 reviews
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  Global Village, The TV Lab at WNET/13