Aug 29, 1990
105 min
Full-HD

My Father's Glory (1990)

Raised by his science teacher father, Joseph Pagnol, and seamstress mother Augustine, young Marcel grows up during the turn of the century in awe of his rationalist dad. When the family takes a summer vacation in the countryside, Marcel becomes friends with Lili, who teaches him about rural life.

Category

Adventure Drama

Country

France

Companies

Gaumont TF1 Films Production CNC

Philippe Caubère

Joseph Pagnol

Nathalie Roussel

Augustine Pagnol

Didier Pain

Uncle Jules

Thérèse Liotard

Aunt Rose

Julien Ciamaca

Marcel Pagnol, 11 years old

Victorien Delamare

Paul Pagnol, 5 years old

Joris Molinas

Lili des Bellons

Benoit Martin

Marcel Pagnol, 5 years old

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