My Mother's Castle
“Return to childhood in Provence.”
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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Part of Pagnol, Childhood's Memories Collection
4 films
Cast
28 people
Philippe Caubère
Joseph Pagnol
Known for
Crime Insiders
Nathalie Roussel
Augustine Pagnol
Known for
Inside
The Three Kings
Didier Pain
Uncle Jules
Known for
The Visitors
Jean de Florette
Thérèse Liotard
Aunt Rose
Known for
One Sings, the Other Doesn't
Come to My Place, I Live at a Girlfriend's
Julien Ciamaca
Marcel Pagnol
Victorien Delamare
Paul Pagnol
Also in
The Castle of Olive Trees
One, Two, Three, Sun
Joris Molinas
Lili des Bellons
Pierre Maguelon
François, father of Lili
Known for
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Inquisitor
Paul Crauchet
Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
Known for
Le Cercle Rouge
Army of Shadows
Julie Timmerman
Isabelle Cassignol
Also in
TRAGEDIA ENDOGONIDIA - M.#10 MARSEILLE
Jean Rochefort
Adolphe Cassignol, aka Loïs de Montmajour
Known for
Mr. Bean's Holiday
The Count of Monte Cristo
Philippe Uchan
Bouzigue, hunting whip
Known for
Bye Bye Morons
9 Month Stretch
Yves Robert Director · Jérôme Tonnerre Screenplay Marcel Pagnol Author
United States release July 26, 1991 · Produced in France · Languages French, Occitan
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
TF1 Films Production
Production
CNC
Production
Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée
Production
France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Le Château de ma mère
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Occitan
Release dates
France · October 26, 1990
Theatrical
United States · July 26, 1991
Theatrical
Australia
December 19, 1991 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 1, 1990 · Theatrical
Brazil
June 24, 1994 · Theatrical
April 14, 1999 · TV · Look Vídeo mj.gov.br
Denmark
February 4, 1991 · Theatrical
France
December 15, 2025 · TV · Gulli
May 5, 2026 · TV · 6ter
September 10, 2026 · TV · Novo19
Germany
August 22, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 27, 1992 · Theatrical
Japan
December 21, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
July 10, 1992 · Theatrical
July 1, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
June 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 27, 1991 · Theatrical
Switzerland
April 12, 1991 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 26, 1991 · Theatrical
XC
January 24, 1992 · Theatrical
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