Mother

Henri Verneuil
1991-11-27


7.8
157 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Claudia Cardinale Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian Unowned
Omar Sharif Hagop Zakarian Unowned
Nathalie Roussel Gayane Unowned
Isabelle Sadoyan Anna Unowned
Jacky Nercessian Apkar Unowned
Richard Berry Pierre Zakar (voice only) Unowned
Cédric Doucet Azad age 7 Unowned
Tom Ponsin Azad age 12 Unowned
Stéphane Servais Azad age 20 Unowned
Serge Avédikian Vaksen Papasian Unowned
Michèle Bardollet Madeleine Unowned
Christian Barbier Father Pignon Unowned
Patrick Timsit Garbis, locksmith Unowned
Nicolas Silberg Lawyer Unowned
Denis Podalydès Soghomon Tehlirian Unowned
Jean-Pierre Delage Doctor Philibert Unowned
André Julien Monsieur Anzani Unowned
Ticky Holgado Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor Unowned
Jean Panisse The butcher Unowned
Claudie Arif Unowned
Yvette Petit Unowned
Paulette Frantz Madame Pellegrin, concierge Unowned
Inge Offerman Unowned
Gilles Treton Unowned
Marie-France Santon Unowned
Bernard Freyd Doctor Lehimberg Unowned
Philippe Morier-Genoud Prosecutor Unowned
Patrick Gourevitch Clerk Unowned
Mireille Franchino Unowned
Pierre-Olivier Faïs Alexandre age 7 Unowned
Christophe Combettes Unowned
Sébastien Rochelle Vartanian Unowned
Gérard Torikian Unowned
Vince Castello Unowned
Mario Luraschi Unowned
Patrick Steltzer Unowned
Francine Olivier Unowned
Henri Meliani Unowned
Véronique Delestaing Unowned
Jean-Gabriel Nordmann Unowned
Gérard Billon Unowned
Hubert Foulon Unowned
Georges Wilson (uncredited) Unowned