The Time of Secrets

2007 1h 38m FR

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★6.1TMDB · 22

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Synopsis

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The story takes us from the dear Garrigue to the secondary school where Marcel is first ill at ease because he is a scholarship holder and because he went to the grade school (the other bourgeois pupils had probably a private tutor). A fight against a rich kid ,that augurs badly for what is to follow. (to be followed in "Le Temps des Amours" )

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pierre-François Martin-Laval
Joseph Pagnol
Richard Oiry
Marcel Pagnol à 11 ans
Andrée Damant
Eugénie Pagnol
Pierre Maguelon
André Pagnol
Franck de la Personne
Oncle Jules
Armelle Deutsch
Augustine Pagnol
Robin Causse
Marcel Pagnol à 16 ans
Fanny Paillard
Tante Rose

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thierry Chabert
Writers: Louis Gardel, Ariane Gardel Beaulande
Languages: French
Countries: France, Belgium

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Pagnol, Childhood's Memories Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Pierre-François Martin-Laval and Richard Oiry and Andrée Damant carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0949776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thierry Chabert directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France, Belgium. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2International production across 2 countries: France, Belgium.
3Part of the "Pagnol, Childhood's Memories Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Pierre-François Martin-Laval and Richard Oiry and Andrée Damant carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0949776 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Status: Released
Original language: FR
Certification (US): U
IMDB: The Time of Secrets (2007)

Part of

Pagnol, Childhood's Memories Collection

A young boy's life in turn-of-the-century France. Marcel, witnesses the success of his teacher father, as well as the success of his arrogant Uncle Jules. Marcel and family spend their summer vacation in a cottage in Provence, and Marcel befriends a local boy who teaches him the secrets of the hills in Provence.