My Mother's Castle
1990 · 99 MIN · IMDB 7.6 · 5,888 VOTES · DIR. Yves Robert
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,339 lines
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00:02:47 In those days, I was still a boy...
00:06:52 When I had school on Thursday....
00:10:14 Perhaps there'll be bears?
00:14:06 Don't you celebrate Christmas at your house?
00:17:52 -How many days is that? -You're getting on my nerves.
00:21:58 I'll be lying here dead...
00:24:56 I'll teach you...
00:30:06 Child, for the poet you must without delay...
00:35:08 After testing my bravery...
00:38:29 ...and now I'm ill.
00:42:47 She's gone.
00:46:25 Yes. Do I thank the Headmaster?
00:49:26 To our house in the country.
00:52:37 Because they don't know him.
00:56:18 No one will say anything. You saw how it went.
00:59:33 But, Dad....
01:03:44 Give and you give.
01:08:41 ...by a thick iron door.
01:13:24 Are you his guests or relatives?
01:16:27 I didn't know you teachers earned so much.
01:20:52 That's all I was able to save from the money you give me every morning.
01:24:19 Chickpeas, for example.
01:27:57 -Perhaps we could-- -The rules are the rules.
01:32:20 ...but at 30, death carried him off.
Cast & Characters
Julien Ciamaca
Marcel Pagnol
Philippe Caubère
Joseph Pagnol
Nathalie Roussel
Augustine Pagnol
Didier Pain
Oncle Jules
Thérèse Liotard
Tante Rose
Victorien Delamare
Paul Pagnol
Joris Molinas
Lili des Bellons
Julie Timmerman
Isabelle Cassignole
Paul Crauchet
Edmond des Papillons
Philippe Uchan
Bouzigue
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,339
Dialogue density13.5 lines / min
First line00:02:47
Final line01:32:20
Production Record
DirectorYves Robert
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes5,888