My Mother's Castle with Philippe Caubère: DVD Cover

    My Mother's Castle
    a.k.a. Le Chateau de Ma Mère, My Mother's Castle Director: Yves Robert Cast: Philippe Caubère, Julien Ciamaca, Nathalie Roussel, Didier Pain

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    • DVD Release Date: 11/05/2002
    • Original Release: 1990
    • Rating: Rated PG
    • Sales Rank: 8,796

    Viewer Rating: (2 ratings)

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Original theatrical trailer

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Main Title [2:23]
    2. Life After Paradise [2:40]
    3. A Horrible Honor [3:14]
    4. The Promise of Happiness [5:01]
    5. Merry Christmas and Easter [6:07]
    6. Isabelle the Beautiful [5:32]
    7. Making a Living in Poetry [2:07]
    8. Marcel's Musical Education [2:22]
    9. Absinthe to the Hero [1:50]
    10. My Best Friend's Jealousy [1:57]
    11. All the Queen's Wishes [3:47]
    12. No Tears for Fallen Heroes [4:39]
    13. Nothing but a Failed Boy [2:19]
    14. Augustine's Ruse [3:52]
    15. An Honest Shortcut [7:15]
    16. A Question of Principle [4:01]
    17. The Wages of Illegality [7:03]
    18. Caught Playing Crazy [2:14]
    19. The Fear of the Little Teacher [2:04]
    20. Mean Guards and Indians [6:19]
    21. Father, Teacher, Criminal [5:40]
    22. Citation vs. Citation [7:08]
    23. Circle of Life and Death [6:36]
    24. End Credits [1:25]

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    Editorial Reviews

    This charming motion picture relives the beautiful childhood memories of noted film director and writer Marcel Pagnol. While attending school in Marseilles, Marcel Julien Ciamaca daydreams about the nearby hills where he and his family spend vacations at a cottage. It is not enough to sojourn there over Christmas, Easter, and summer holidays; Marcel wants to be there all the time, to roam the fields, climb the rock faces, and enjoy other simple pleasures with his mother, father, and siblings. And then something marvelous happens. His mother Augustine (Nathalie Roussel) persuades his father Joseph (Philippe Caubere), a schoolteacher, to allow the family to spend each weekend at the cottage. Because they have no car, they must ride public transport part of the way, then walk the remaining five miles. However, a former pupil of Joseph's shows them a shortcut that crosses private estates and reduces the distance to only one mile. So the family enjoys weekend after wonderful weekend in the hills. Marcel plays with a country boy, picks thyme for the family's alfresco dinners, and meets a girl whom he rescues from spiders. Though she is an imperious little lass, Marcel is quite taken with her and even performs feats of derring-do to impress her. These carefree weekend outings continue until one day a heartless watchman charges the Pagnols with trespassing on an estate on their way to the cottage. Woe is Joseph. He believes his very proper school will fire him. But when the school officials call him in, they promote him! They know nothing of his trespassing, for Joseph's former pupil has tricked the watchman into dropping the charge. Then more good news comes; Marcel has won an academic prize. The film has a bittersweet ending in which Marcel, as an adult, reviews what has happened to the family members since those wonderful days when life was good and all was right with the world. ~ Mike Cummings, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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    March 21, 2008: This is truly a charming , entertaining feature. A viewer who does not like subtitles can get beyond them in this little feature. It is bright , beautiful and entertaining. Like the family who escaped to their home , this movie is an escape for the viewer. Great characters! Great fun! High Recommendations!