My Father's Glory
My Father's Glory (original title: langx) is a 1990 French film directed by Yves Robert, based on the autobiographical novel My Father's Glory by Marcel Pagnol. The sequel, which was also filmed by Robert in 1990, is My Mother's Castle. Both films are based on the cycle , started in 1957.
Plot
This film is set between 1900 and the First World War. Young Marcel was born in the country but raised in Marseilles. His father, Joseph, is a hard-working, atheistic school teacher in Marseilles. Marcel's maternal aunt Rose marries the rotund, jovial, and pious Roman Catholic Uncle Jules. The two men argue over religion.
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| author | Jérôme Tonnerre |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Marseille |
| director | Yves Robert |
| editor | Pierre Gillette |
| genre | comedy-drama |
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| musicBy | Vladimir Cosma |
| producer | Alain Poiré |
| publisher | Gaumont Film Company |
| recordedAt | Aix-en-Provence Marseille |
| theme | biographical |