Le Chateau De Ma Mere [1991]

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Customer reviews

review by: Moi date: 2008-08-25 rating:
Tres bien
I found this film entising, even though it wasn't quite as good as the first film, 'the glorie de mon pere'.

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review by: date: 2008-07-16 rating:
Wot no subtitles?
I really enjoyed this film but that enjoyment was only supported by the quality of the camera work and the little bit of dialogue that my limited French could grasp, as the promised sub-titles were not on the CD. If I had watched the film sooner I would have returned it for this reason. As it was weeks before I watched the film, I'm taking French lessons instead!

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review by: date: 2007-05-28 rating:
Watch this after "La Gloire de Mon Pere"
This is a delightful and, at times, poignant sequel to "La Gloire de Mon Pere". The latter is best watched first to get the evolving story in the right order and to get to know the family whose fortunes unfold over the two films. Both films have great charm and excellent performances, not least by the various children who appear. The films depict a lost world of simple pleasures and the hardships that most people took for granted in the past.
The French scenery is impressive too.

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review by: Always make things simple BUT not simpler date: 2006-06-29 rating:
Bring on the holidays!
Having written the review on La Gloire de Mon Pere, it seems logical to follow on this one as well! Caubere again does a very good job to gel all the characters from the book to bring it to life. But Le Chateau de ma mere really brings emotions high till the end of the book. It is a definite companion to have and if you guys are interested try and check "Le Grand Chemin" which is another french classic.


review by: date: 2006-02-28 rating:
Better than "La Gloire de Mon Pere"
I found "Le Chateau de Mon Mere" to be one of those rarities; a sequel that is actually better than the original. Like "La Gloire" the film is still packed with impossibly good natured, deliriously happy French people ,all delighted at being stranded up a mountain in the middle of nowhere. In "Le Chateau" ,our model nuclear family end up making the trek to their idyllic villa in the hills of Provence every weekend , enduring a four hour walk from the last tram stop there and back each time. All my doubts as to the sanity of that family, and "Le Pere" in particular, were confirmed by this lunacy. All so they can grab a spot of mountain air, kill some more birds , have a big feed and Dad can shave in the open air ! And it's based on a true story. Anyway, I found "Le Chateau" to be more entertaining than "La Gloire"; Dad isn't quite as irritating and pompous, there is less of Uncle Jules and there is more substance to the plot , with the introduction of a "canal walk" short cut ,a drunken poet's daughter and some entanglements with the law. That said,not a lot really happens throughout the film. However the final scenes are quite poignant as we discover the future fates of the main characters of the two films and it is a pity that more time wasn't dedicated to this ,because in them we finally appreciate the underlying themes of "Le Chateau" and "La Gloire" ; the transitory nature of love and moments of joy and the omnipresence of death, loss and regret.

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