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My Mother's Castle

1990 · 99 min

A sunlit, affectionate memory-piece that ambles through childhood summers, tinged with quiet longing and a gentle ache of loss.

Tagline
Return to childhood in Provence.
Overview
To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, 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.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • memory
  • coming-of-age
  • class
  • death
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
adventure, comedy, drama, romance
Directed by
Yves Robert
Written by
Yves Robert, Jérôme Tonnerre
Starring
Philippe Caubère, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain, Thérèse Liotard, Julien Ciamaca, Victorien Delamare, Joris Molinas, Pierre Maguelon
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
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Languages
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