Based on the bestselling memoirs of French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol (the acclaimed author of Jean de Florette and Manon of the Spring), My Father’s Glory and its sequel My Mother’s Castle recount the nostalgic memories of Marcel Pagnol’s youth growing up in Provence at the turn of the twentieth century.
During one idyllic summer, 11-year-old Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) discovers friendship and wonder amid the rocky peaks surrounding his family’s countryside home while learning new respect for his gentle and caring schoolmaster father, Joseph (Philippe Caubère). Upon his return to Marseilles, Marcel longs to escape to his beloved hills and is granted his wish when his adoring mother, Augustine (Nathalie Roussel), devises a plan allowing them to visit the cottage more frequently. My Father’s Glory is an “enchanting” and “seductively scenic” (The New York Times) tribute to the lasting memories of childhood, and My Mother’s Castle is a “carefully boisterous” and “tastefully joyous” (Los Angeles Times) continuation of the beguiling story.
The home entertainment collection, MARCEL PAGNOL: My Father’s Glory & My Mother’s Castle, includes 4K restorations and specially produced bonus content, including the featurette “A Question of Tribe” and a video essay. Both films will be available on October 25, 2023
