To his chagrin, young Marcel Pagnol and his family move back to their home in Marseille, France, far from their pastoral holiday cottage in the hills. Determined, Marcel makes the long voyage back to the cottage on foot and lands himself in trouble. One day Marcel's father discovers a shortcut to the cottage, but it requires trespassing. Despite their trepidations, Marcel and his family begin using the secret trail to reach their cottage.
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My Mother's Castle was released in 1990 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 56 reviews, giving My Mother's Castle (1990) an average rating of 78%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 89%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 70%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with My Mother's Castle than critics were.
With a score of 78%, My Mother's Castle is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1990, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1990 with similar scores include films like Cyrano de Bergerac and Miller's Crossing.
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