La gloire de mon père (1990)

Director:

Yves Robert

Writers:

Louis Nucéra (writer)
Marcel Pagnol (novel)

Release Date:

August 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Biography | Drama

Tagline:

A childhood in Provence.

Plot:

A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father...

Plot Keywords:

Young Boy | Hill | Turn Of The Century | Cottage | Summer

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Philippe Caubère	...	Joseph Pagnol
Nathalie Roussel	...	Augustine
Didier Pain	...	Oncle jules
Thérèse Liotard	...	Tante rose
Julien Ciamaca	...	Marcel à 11 ans
Victorien Delamare	...	Paul
Joris Molinas	...	Lili des Bellons
Benoît Martin	...	Marcel petit
Paul Crauchet	...	Mond des Parpaillouns
Pierre Maguelon	...	François
Michel Modo	...	le facteur
Jean Rougerie	...	Bergougnas, le brocanteur
Jean-Pierre Darras	...	Récitant (La voix de Marcel) / Narrator (voice)
Victor Garrivier	...	le curé de la Treille
Raoul Curet	...	Monsieur Vincent

Also Known As:

My Father's Glory

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

France

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:S (2004) | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | Australia:G | France:U | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G

Filming Locations:

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Company:

Gaumont

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: On the family's holiday, each time that it is raining the sky is bright and without a cloud (except the scene with the storm).

Quotes:

Augustine: You need your gun to go shopping?
Joseph Pagnol: You never know.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#34.6)" (2005)

Poetry in motion

This film takes us back to 1900 and depicts a family with children who are refreshingly innocent, yet believable and amusing every step of the way. The story takes us on a journey with Marcel, the narrator, who thinks his father is superhuman and refuses to see him as anything less. To view life through Marcel's eyes is enchanting; he is so easily spellbound by his surroundings, so in love with the hills of his native Provence.

The cinematography is absolutely breath-taking, giving one the feeling of watching poetry in motion. The scene at the park on a Sunday afternoon is like watching a painting come to life. But cinematography is only a feather on the cap of this first rate production. The direction is superb, and the performances very touching.

I recommend this film highly. It is good as a visual sedative, and the only side effect it might have is a possible urge to quit your job, pack it up, and move to the French countryside writer Marcel Pagnol so loved.