My Father's Glory

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My Father's Glory

G

1990

2h 5m

Drama

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At the turn of the twentieth century, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) accompanies his parents, Joseph (Philippe Caubère) and Augustine (Nathalie Roussel), on a life-changing holiday to the Provence countryside. During these magical summer months, he befriends a local boy, who shares with him the secrets of the rugged hills, while learning newfound respect for his gentle schoolmaster father.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

05/24/2022

3/4

Sentimental, old-fashioned stuff to be sure–but the simplicity and physicality of Robert’s film is effective mainly because it serves to put across this questionable vision.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

01/01/2000

4/4

My Father's Glory is the first in a series of two films that creep up on you with small moments of warmth and charm.

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Matt Brunson

Film Frenzy

12/10/2023

3.5/4

I defy anyone to watch this enchanting first film and not want to return to this world (via My Mother's Castle) right away.

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

08/04/2023

My Father's Glory has a very special quality. It's limited enchantment obligates one to dive in deep or stay out. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/30/2005

3/5

Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

07/19/2003

Shows how the embrace of place enables us to nourish our inner identity and to stretch our consciousness

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11/24/2019

Très bonne biographie, une belle retranscription de l'enfance, des plans merveilleux du sud de la France

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05/24/2016

This movie is pure garbage. There is literally no conflict so it doesn't even properly qualify as a story.

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Simon T

@Bucksplit 09/13/2015

Contrived and over-directed diary of the young Marcel Pagnol's idyllic summer holiday. Nothing happens, everyone smiles, no-one dies. Jean de Florette it ain't.

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07/15/2013

A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel(Real person named " Marcel Pagnol "), witnesses the success of his teacher father, as well as the success of his arrogant Uncle Jules. Marcel and family spend their summer vacation in a cottage in Provence, and Marcel befriends a local boy who teaches him the secrets of the hills in Provence.

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03/31/2013

Very cute, especially at the beginning!

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10/13/2012

Beautifully filmed childhood reminisces of Marcel Pagnol, set in 1910 in the hills around Provencal. More an examination of Pagnol's adoration of his family and country life, the film is loosely themed around Marcel's determination to bolster his father's perceived omniscience, and his discovering in the process that adult's are not perfect either. Lush, gentle and idyllic, a superb film.

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Yves Robert

Director

Philippe Caubère

Joseph Pagnol

Nathalie Roussel

Augustine

Didier Pain

Oncle Jules

Thérèse Liotard

Tante Rose

Julien Ciamaca

Marcel à 11 ans

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Synopsis

At the turn of the twentieth century, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) accompanies his parents, Joseph (Philippe Caubère) and Augustine (Nathalie Roussel), on a life-changing holiday to the Provence countryside. During these magical summer months, he befriends a local boy, who shares with him the secrets of the rugged hills, while learning newfound respect for his gentle schoolmaster father.

Director: Yves Robert
Producer: Alain Poiré
Screenwriter: Jérôme Tonnerre, Louis Nucéra, Yves Robert
Distributor: Film Movement
Production Co: Les Productions de la Guéville, Gaumont Production, TF1 Films Production
Rating: G
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (DVD): May 31, 2005
Box Office (Gross USA): $17.4K
Runtime: 2h 5m

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