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The Time of Secrets

The Time of Secrets

Family · Drama · History · 2022

Marseille, July 1905. Nearly a teenager, Marcel Pagnol embarks in his last summer vacation before high school and returns, at last, to his beloved hills in Provence. What begins as a summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of the first loves, and unearthed secrets.

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The Time of Secrets

2022 Family · Drama · History 1h 44m

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6.1 / 10

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Marseille, July 1905. Nearly a teenager, Marcel Pagnol embarks in his last summer vacation before high school and returns, at last, to his beloved hills in Provence. What begins as a summer of boyhood adventures becomes one of the first loves, and unearthed secrets.

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Directed by

Christophe Barratier

Written by

Christophe Barratier · Laurent Turner

Léo Campion

Léo Campion

Marcel Pagnol

Lucie Loste Berset

Lucie Loste Berset

Isabelle Cassignol

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Baptiste Négrel

Lili des Bellons

Guillaume de Tonquédec

Guillaume de Tonquédec

Joseph Pagnol

Mélanie Doutey

Mélanie Doutey

Augustine Pagnol

François-Xavier Demaison

François-Xavier Demaison

Oncle Jules

Anne Charrier

Anne Charrier

Tante Rose

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The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.