Mother (1991)
Mayrig
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.
- Release date
- November 27, 1991
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Claudia Cardinale as Araxi (Mayrig)
- Omar Sharif as Hagop
- Nathalie Roussel as Gayane
- Isabelle Sadoyan as Anna
- Jacky Nercessian as Apkar
- Richard Berry as Araxi (voice only)
- Cédric Doucet as Azad age 7
- Tom Ponsin as Azad age 12
- Stéphane Servais as Azad age 20
- Serge Avedikian as Vaksen Papasian
- Michèle Bardollet as Madeleine
- Christian Barbier as Father Pignon
- Patrick Timsit as Garbis, locksmith
- Nicolas Silberg as Lawyer
- Denis Podalydès as Soghomon Tehlirian
- André Julien as Monsieur Anzani
- Ticky Holgado as Zakarians' angry and racist neighbor
- Claudie Arif
- Paulette Frantz as Madame Pellegrin, concierge
- Gilles Treton
- Marie-France Santon
- Bernard Freyd as Doctor Lehimberg
- Philippe Morier-Genoud as Prosecutor
- Mireille Franchino
Crew
- Henri Verneuil · Director
- Henri Verneuil · Writer
- Tarak Ben Ammar · Producer
- Jean-Claude Petit · Composer
- Edmond Richard · Cinematographer
- Henri Lanoë · Editor
- Margot Capelier · Casting director
- Pierre Guffroy · Production designer