Mother

1991 2h 37m FR

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7.8

BANGER

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7.4

IMDB

★7.8TMDB · 29★7.4IMDB · 3,677

Drama

Synopsis

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Henri Verneuil was born Achod Malakian of Armenian parentage on October 15, 1920, in Rodosto, Turkey, and his family fled to France and settled in Marseilles when he was a young child. He later recounted his childhood experience in the novel Mayrig, which he dedicated to his mother and made into this 1991 film with the same name.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Claudia Cardinale
Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Omar Sharif
Hagop Zakarian
Nathalie Roussel
Gayané (Kayané)
Isabelle Sadoyan
Anna
Jacky Nercessian
Apkar
Richard Berry
Pierre Zakar (voice only)
Cédric Doucet
Azad age 7
Tom Ponsin
Azad age 12

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Henri Verneuil
Writers: Henri Verneuil
Languages: French
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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35 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Mayrig collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Henri Verneuil, shot by Edmond Richard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jean-Claude Petit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Henri Lanoë shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif and Nathalie Roussel carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0102421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Henri Verneuil directs. Edmond Richard behind the camera. Jean-Claude Petit scores. Henri Lanoë cuts. Produced in France. Dialogue in French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 157 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
235 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "Mayrig collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Henri Verneuil, shot by Edmond Richard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jean-Claude Petit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Henri Lanoë shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif and Nathalie Roussel carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0102421 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.