My Mother's Castle (1990)

Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Romance

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.

Cast

Joseph Pagnol
Augustine Pagnol
Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
Bouzigue, hunting whip
Count Colonel
Dominique, gardener
Drunkard guard
Binucci, hunting whip
Fenestrelle
Mr. Besson
Mr. Vincent
Uncle Jules
Mr. Arnaud
Narrator, Marcel Pagnol (voice)
Marcel Pagnol
Lili des Bellons
François, father of Lili
Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
Isabelle Cassignol

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Original Music Composer
Director of Photography
Production Design
Costume Design
Makeup Artist