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My Mother's Castle

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Longing to return to the hills he grew to love during a magical summer holiday, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) finds happiness once again when his father, Joseph (Philippe Caubère), is provided access to a private footpath they can use to easily travel from Marseilles to Provence. Years later as an adult, Marcel purchases a castle and realizes it is the same estate his adoring mother Augustine (Nathalie Roussel) was always terrified to cross along their journey.
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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times 01/01/2000
4/4
It is likely that no one, not even Pagnol, had a childhood quite this perfect, and yet all happy childhoods grow happier in memory, and it is the nature of film that we can share some of Pagnol's happiness. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 12/10/2023
3.5/4
Lovely and delicate. Go to Full Review Rene Jordan El Nuevo Herald (Miami) 08/04/2023
This is very moving, even if the film drags a bit along the way, it arrives at its end in optimal condition. [Full review in Spanis] Go to Full Review Harriet Waugh The Spectator 07/20/2018
Too soft-centered, too bucolically beautiful and too idealized for my taste. Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 07/14/2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 07/19/2003
Show how the embrace of place enables us to nourish our inner identity and to stretch our consciousness Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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10/25/2015 Pure escapism and delightful to boot. The costumes, scenery, set, music lighting are gorgeous and the gentle plot glides like a butter knife. No need for CGI, people going 'OMG' every few seconds, car chases - just a sweet film that cradles you throughout. See more 10/12/2013 Oddly enough I found this preferable to La Gloire de Mon Pere. It's an impressive feat for a film with, to be honest, not very much plot, to be enjoyable and meaningful nonetheless. The final scene, with the guard's come-uppance from the lock-keepers, is extremely funny. See more 06/14/2012 La aussi je sais que ca casse le rythme mais bon... j'aime ces films tres simples et legers et en meme temps porteurs d'emotions See more 02/19/2012 Beautiful scenery.....and French childhood memories. A charming film. See more 01/21/2012 Nice nostalgic look at a French family in the early 20th century. See more 06/13/2011 Part too of a wonderful film. I always balled like a baby at the end... it might be a sad ending but it is also the real story of Marcel Pagnol. See more Read all reviews
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Yves Robert

Director

Philippe Caubère

Joseph Pagnol

Nathalie Roussel

Augustine Pagnol

Didier Pain

Oncle Jules

Thérèse Liotard

Tante Rose

Julien Ciamaca

Marcel Pagnol

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Synopsis Longing to return to the hills he grew to love during a magical summer holiday, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) finds happiness once again when his father, Joseph (Philippe Caubère), is provided access to a private footpath they can use to easily travel from Marseilles to Provence. Years later as an adult, Marcel purchases a castle and realizes it is the same estate his adoring mother Augustine (Nathalie Roussel) was always terrified to cross along their journey.
Director
Yves Robert
Producer
Alain Poiré
Screenwriter
Jérôme Tonnerre, Yves Robert
Distributor
Film Movement
Production Co
Les Productions de la Guéville, Gaumont Production, TF1 Films Production
Rating
PG
Genre
Drama
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 20, 2017
Runtime
1h 38m
Sound Mix
Surround