Mother (1991)

Mother (1991)

1991-11-27 France 157 Min. PG-13
7.8 24 votes

Overview

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

Claudia Cardinale is Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Araxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
Omar Sharif is Hagop Zakarian
Hagop Zakarian
Richard Berry is Pierre Zakar (voice only)
Pierre Zakar (voice only)
Cédric Doucet is Azad age 7
Azad age 7
Tom Ponsin is Azad age 12
Azad age 12
Stéphane Servais is Azad age 20
Serge Avédikian is Vaksen Papasian
Vaksen Papasian
Christian Barbier is Father Pignon
Father Pignon