Le château de ma mère

"Return to childhood in Provence."

Sep 1 1991 PG 1h 38m
Adventure, Biography, Comedy

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.

Plot

Every holiday Marcel and his family go to their cottage in the Provence (France). He likes the hills in this region. Before they arrive at the cottage they have to walk about 5 miles. With the co-operation of an ex-pupil of Marcel's father, who's a teacher, they only have to walk 1 mile, since they can take a shortcut along a canal, through the backyards of some eccentric people. During one of these holidays he meets Isabelle, a pretty but conceited girl...

Written by

Marcel Pagnol, Jérôme Tonnerre, Yves Robert

Directed by

Yves Robert

Cast

Julien Ciamaca, Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

TF1 Films Production, CNC, Gaumont

Languages

Français

Awards

1 win & 6 nominations total

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