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The sequel to La Gloire de Mon Pere sees Marcel devastated at having to leave his wondrous hills of Provence, where his family had spent the summer. Marcel is elated when they return for Christmas and then Easter. Before long they are heading for their rural retreat every weekend, and the long journey there soon brings its own adventure.

 

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Director Yves Robert
Starring Philippe Caubere, Nathalie Roussel

 

Genre World Cinema

 

Country FRANCE Language FRENCH   Year 1991

 

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Certificate U   Length 94 mins   Label SECND
Cat No 2NDVD3065   Format DVD   Colour
Region2   Aspect 16:9 anamorphic widescreen
Subtitles English.

 

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Review by Howard Schumann on 16th February 2004

My Mother's Castle picks up where My Father's Glory left off, tracing young Marcel's life over the next year as his enchanting remembrances of things past comes full circle. After resuming their life again in Marseilles, the family: Joseph (Philippe Caubere), Augustine (Nathalie Roussel), Marcel (Julien Ciamaca), brother Paul (Victorien Delamare) and baby sister decide to return to Provence for Christmas and then again at Easter. Marcel is reunited with his friend Lili but soon discovers the charms of women in the person of Isabelle (Julie Timmerman), a somewhat snooty young lady who takes on the affectation of nobility to impress (and dominate) Marcel. Soon Augustine has the idea of returning to their country home each weekend. This, however, presents a small problem. The family must walk five miles from the trolley station to their country home using up much of their weekend time.

This problem is solved when Joseph meets Bouzique (Philippe Uchan), one of his former pupils. Bouzique is a canal guard who shows them how to cut eight hours from their weekly walk by illegally cutting over other people's property that runs along the canal. This takes on an air of great adventure and humor as Bouzique gives a key to Joseph who must unlock the doors on each estate that stand in his way. The walk becomes the focus of the film, as everyone in the group must carefully avoid drawing attention to themselves. The film works its way into our heart because the characters care about each other and we care about them. Like all idealized reflections of the past, however, it ultimately gives way to bittersweet reality, reminding us very gently how soon youth passes, but as poet Shelley put it, "Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought".

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