A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father, as well as the success of his arrogant Uncle Jules. Marcel and family spend their ...
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Philippe Caubère | ... | Joseph Pagnol |
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Nathalie Roussel | ... | Augustine |
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Didier Pain | ... | Oncle Jules |
| Thérèse Liotard | ... | Tante Rose | |
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Julien Ciamaca | ... | Marcel à 11 ans |
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Victorien Delamare | ... | Paul |
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Joris Molinas | ... | Lili des Bellons |
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Benoît Martin | ... | Marcel petit |
| Paul Crauchet | ... | Edmond des Papillons | |
| Pierre Maguelon | ... | François | |
| Michel Modo | ... | le facteur | |
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Jean Rougerie | ... | Bergougnas, le brocanteur |
| Jean-Pierre Darras | ... | Récitant (La voix de Marcel) / Narrator (voice) | |
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Victor Garrivier | ... | le curé de la Treille |
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Raoul Curet | ... | Monsieur Vincent |
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A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father, as well as the success of his arrogant Uncle Jules. Marcel and family spend their summer vacation in a cottage in Provence, and Marcel befriends a local boy who teaches him the secrets of the hills in Provence. Written by Huy D. Huynh <pwc@pwc.ca>
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summer | cottage | 19th century | countryside | brother brother relationship |Taglines:
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August 1991 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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During preparation director Yves Robert was admitted in an hospital owing to an intestinal obstruction. So he was not able to scout in the south of France to choose locations for the movie . He was replaced for this task by director Claude Pinoteau. See more »Goofs
(at around 15 mins) You can see in the far background behind the actors (on the left side of the screen) two white cars driving fast. Very fast for the beginning of the 20th century! See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This beautiful, charming work (and its companion MY MOTHER'S CASTLE) is lifted from the memoirs of filmmaker/screenwriter Marcel Pagnol.
It is a loving, romanticized recreation of Pagnol's childhood trips to the south of France.
Director Yves Robert ices every scene with sweet affection and a seemingly effortless attention to detail.
There are so many moving, heart-tugging scenes.
Describing them all would spoil the confection.
I'll mention one. Young Marcel accompanies his father, Joseph, a school teacher, to school one day. Not believing that Marcel can read already, Joseph writes a simple declaration of his love for Marcel on the blackboard. Marcel then surprises his father by reading out loud what his father wrote. It is such a touching, affecting scene.
MY FATHER'S GLORY is bursting to the seams with such magic.
Vladimir Cosma's score perfectly captures the period and tone of Pagnol's memories.
Simply exquisite.