My Father's Glory
1990 · Movie · G · 105 min · ★ 7.3 · 95% critics
A young boy grows up in turn-of-the-century France, admiring his schoolteacher father and the close-knit rhythms of family life. During a summer escape to the Provence countryside, he discovers new freedoms, gentle rivalries, and a lasting friendship that opens his eyes to nature and to seeing his parents in a new light.
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Details
- Original title
- La Gloire de mon Père
- Years
- 1990
- Release date
- 1990-08-29
- Language
- French
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (335 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gentle, nostalgic coming-of-age story focused on family, friendship, and countryside adventures rather than big drama; Not for you if you need fast pacing or high-stakes conflict, like in Au Revoir Les Enfants.
Pros: tender childhood nostalgia; beautiful countryside setting; warm family moments | Cons: slow pace; episodic storytelling; some scenes feel long
Themes
- parent child relationship
- provence
- southern france
- biography
- teacher
- rural area
- summer
- based on memoir or autobiography
- marcel pagnol
- hill
- turn of the century
- 1900s
Cast & crew
Philippe Caubère
as Joseph Pagnol
Nathalie Roussel
as Augustine Pagnol
Didier Pain
as Uncle Jules
Thérèse Liotard
as Aunt Rose
Julien Ciamaca
as Marcel Pagnol, 11 years old
Victorien Delamare
as Paul Pagnol, 5 years old
Joris Molinas
as Lili des Bellons
- BM
Benoit Martin
as Marcel Pagnol, 5 years old
Paul Crauchet
as Edmond des Papillons, aka Mond des Parpaillouns
Pierre Maguelon
as François, father of Lili
Directed by Yves Robert