My Mother's Castle poster
Screenplay Yves Robert, Jérôme Tonnerre
Director Yves Robert

My Mother's Castle

Original Title: Le château de ma mère

Tagline: Return to childhood in Provence.

Release Date: 1990-10-26

Duration: 99 minutes

Synopsis

To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseilles, 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.

Casting

  • Jean Carmet
    Drunkard guard
  • Jean Rochefort
    Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
  • Didier Pain
    Uncle Jules
  • Thérèse Liotard
    Aunt Rose
  • Georges Wilson
    Count Colonel
  • Nathalie Roussel
    Augustine Pagnol
  • Michel Modo
    Postman
  • Philippe Uchan
    Bouzigue, hunting whip
  • Paul Crauchet
    Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
  • Patrick Préjean
    Dominique, gardener