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...
00:06:58 -"Rock-a-bye baby...." -Thursday, that sacrosanct day off...
00:10:24 -Cheese grater. -No.
00:14:25 Merry Christmas!
00:18:50 It's lovely.
00:22:34 Exactly, sir.
00:25:56 -You noticed that, did you? -Do you like her?
00:31:29 -What? -That you were with a girl.
00:36:21 We were playing knights and queen. It's poetry you can't understand.
00:40:04 My father has argued with his supervisor, who's just a jealous fool.
00:44:20 Look at them. They've never looked better.
00:47:44 I loved Father's political and social lectures...
00:50:43 ...so to speak, to the General Councilor.
00:54:36 And now, a surprise.
00:57:58 He's trapped. Thanks to whom?
01:01:47 His happy mood of the week collapsed before dawn on Saturday...
01:07:03 Next time, I'll use my gun!
01:11:56 Hurry, he's not there.
01:15:22 -You can't! -I can. Open these packs.
01:19:44 I'll explain everything, he'll understand.
01:23:33 He kept on writing, and I could see...
01:27:13 Confiscated!
01:31:42 I wore black, and Paul's hand gripped mine with all its might.
02:05:00 I'm going to make my report.
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 line02:05:00
Production Record
DirectorYves Robert
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes5,888