My Father's Glory poster
Director Yves Robert
Writer Yves Robert, Jérôme Tonnerre, Louis Nucéra

My Father's Glory

Original Title: La Gloire de mon Père

Tagline: A childhood in Provence.

Release Date: 1990-08-29

Duration: 105 minutes

Synopsis

Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.

Casting

  • Thérèse Liotard
    Aunt Rose
  • Michel Modo
    Postman
  • Paul Crauchet
    Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
  • Nathalie Roussel
    Augustine Pagnol
  • Andrée Damant
    Woman (uncredited)
  • Julien Ciamaca
    Marcel Pagnol, 11 years old
  • Pierre Maguelon
    François, father of Lili
  • Jean-Pierre Darras
    Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
  • Philippe Caubère
    Joseph Pagnol
  • Didier Pain
    Uncle Jules