Touching and wistful, simple without being simple-minded, MY FATHER'S GLORY is a film gloriously free of dramatic conflict.
Set at the turn of the century in Marseilles and the lovely countryside in and around Provence, events are seen through the eyes of young Marcel (Julien Ciamaca) but they are narrated--and reappraised--by an elderly, reflective Marcel (Jean-Pierre Darras). Young Marcel, along with his little
brother Paul (Victorien Delmare), Joseph (Philippe Caubere), Marcel's schoolteacher father, and Augustine (Nathalie Roussel), the lads' radiantly beautiful mother, all have one thing in common--a passion for the countryside and visits to their rustic f...
Released:
1990
Rated:
G
Length:
110 mins