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The Time of Secrets

The Time of Secrets

20226.01h 44m

Overview

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.

Directed by Christophe Barratier
Written by Marcel Pagnol, Laurent Turner, Christophe Barratier
Produced by Hélène Cases
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Top Cast

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

Octave Charrier

Octave Charrier

Paul Pagnol

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Joséphine Grimaldi

Germaine

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Léonard Dufour

Petit Pierre

About The Time of Secrets

The Time of Secrets is a family, drama, history film released in 2022. Directed by Christophe Barratier, it stars Léo Campion, Lucie Loste Berset, Baptiste Négrel. 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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