My Mother's Castle

Overview

Cast & Crew

The Saga

Production House

The Plot

To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.

Run Time

1h 39m

Genre

Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Release Date

26 Oct 1990

Country

France

Language

French, Occitan

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Director & Producers

Yves Robert
Director

Alain Poiré
Producer

Top Billed Cast

Philippe Caubère
Joseph Pagnol

Nathalie Roussel
Augustine Pagnol

Didier Pain
Uncle Jules

Thérèse Liotard
Aunt Rose

Julien Ciamaca
Marcel Pagnol

Victorien Delamare
Paul Pagnol

Joris Molinas
Lili des Bellons

Pierre Maguelon
François, father of Lili

Paul Crauchet
Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

Julie Timmerman
Isabelle Cassignol

Jean Rochefort
Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour

Philippe Uchan
Bouzigue, hunting whip

Technical Team

Marcel Pagnol
Novel

Jérôme Tonnerre
Screenplay

Yves Robert
Screenplay

Vladimir Cosma
Original Music Composer

Robert Alazraki
Director of Photography

Pierre Gillette
Editor Olivier Villette
Sound

Pagnol, Childhood's Memories Collection

My Father's Glory

My Mother's Castle

The Time of Love

The Time of Secrets

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