The read
It runs long at 2h 37m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Henri VerneuilDirector
- Henri VerneuilWriter
- Jean-Claude PetitOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Claudia CardinaleAraxi (Mayrig) Zakarian
- Omar SharifHagop Zakarian
- Nathalie RousselGayané (Kayané)
- Isabelle SadoyanAnna
- Jacky NercessianApkar
- Richard BerryPierre Zakar (voice only)
- Cédric DoucetAzad age 7
- Tom PonsinAzad age 12
- Stéphane ServaisAzad age 20
- Serge AvédikianVaksen Papasian
- Michèle BardolletMadeleine
- Christian BarbierFather Pignon