My Mother's Castle

Oct 26, 1990

1h 39m

★ 7.2

Return to childhood in Provence.

Overview

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.

Genres

Adventure

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Gaumont

TF1 Films Production

CNC

My Mother's Castle Trailers

Cast

Joseph Pagnol

Philippe Caubère

Augustine Pagnol

Nathalie Roussel

Uncle Jules

Didier Pain

Aunt Rose

Thérèse Liotard

Marcel Pagnol

Julien Ciamaca

Paul Pagnol

Victorien Delamare

Lili des Bellons

Joris Molinas

François, father of Lili

Pierre Maguelon

Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns

Paul Crauchet

Isabelle Cassignol

Julie Timmerman

Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour

Jean Rochefort

Bouzigue, hunting whip

Philippe Uchan

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