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.
Philippe Caubère
Joseph Pagnol
Nathalie Roussel
Augustine Pagnol
Didier Pain
Uncle Jules
Thérèse Liotard
Aunt Rose
Julien Ciamaca
Marcel Pagnol, 11 years old
Victorien Delamare
Paul Pagnol, 5 years old
Joris Molinas
Lili des Bellons
Benoit Martin
Marcel Pagnol, 5 years old
Paul Crauchet
Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
Pierre Maguelon
François, father of Lili
Michel Modo
Postman
Jean Rougerie
Bergougnas, secondhand dealer
Victor Garrivier
Priest of la Treille
Raoul Curet
Mr. Vincent
Annick Danis
Maid
Maxime Lombard
Mr. Arnaud
Michèle Loubet
Ms. Guimard, teacher
René Loyon
Mr. Besson
Benjamin Detriche
Paul Pagnol, 3 years old
Jean-Pierre Darras
Marcel Pagnol, elderly, narrator (voice)
Louis Lalanne
Sébastien Grazzini
Andrée Damant
Woman (uncredited)
My Mother's Castle
The Time of Love
The Shameless Old Lady
The Monkey King: Havoc in Heaven
Fabrice Éboué - Adieu Hier
Jane B. for Agnès V.
Strange Gardens
Place publique
Monsieur Batignole
The Clink of Ice
Bhool Bhulaiyaa
Bed and Board
Fear Over the City
The Eighth Day
Green Card
The Closet
Gramps Is in the Resistance
Alone in Berlin
The Pink Panther
Taste of Cherry
Straw Dogs
In My Father's Den
The Miracle Worker
The Queen
Don't Worry, I'm Fine
Notes on a Scandal
Frida
Monster's Ball
First Blood
The Discovery of Heaven
Rocky V
Sweet Sixteen
Lights in the Dusk
Akaki's Cradle
Raging Bull
Land of Plenty
A Bronx Tale
The Wild Child
A Real Young Girl
Freedom Writers
parent child relationship
provence
southern france
biography
teacher
rural area
summer
based on memoir or autobiography
hill
turn of the century
1900s
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