My Mother's Castle
Return to childhood in Provence.
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10/26/1990Runtime
99 minsOverview
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.
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A tender, sun-dappled journey through childhood memory that captures both the ache of leaving paradise and the small adventures that make growing up bearable. It's a love letter to Provence and to the simple magic of discovering shortcuts, literal and emotional, that bring families closer together.
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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
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