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| cinematography =[[Edmond Richard (cinematographer)|Edmond Richard]]
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| editing =[[Henri Lanoë]]
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'''''Mayrig''''' (''Mother'') is a 1991 semi-autobiographical [[film]] written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker [[Henri Verneuil]]. The film's principal cast includes [[Claudia Cardinale]] and [[Omar Sharif]]. It is about the struggles of an Armenian family that emigrates to France from Turkey after the [[Armenian Genocide]] of 1915.
'''''Mayrig''''' (''Mother'') is a 1991 semi-autobiographical [[film]] written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker [[Henri Verneuil]]. The film's principal cast includes [[Claudia Cardinale]] and [[Omar Sharif]]. It is about the struggles of an Armenian family that emigrates to France from Turkey after the [[Armenian Genocide]] of 1915.

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Mayrig
Mayrig movie poster
Directed byHenri Verneuil
Written byHenri Verneuil
Produced byTarak Ben Ammar
Mark Lombardo
StarringRichard Berry
Claudia Cardinale
Omar Sharif
Isabelle Sadoyan
Nathalie Roussel
Jacques Villeret
Zabou Breitman
CinematographyEdmond Richard
Edited byHenri Lanoë
Music byJean-Claude Petit
Release date
  • 1991 (1991)
Running time
157 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Mayrig (Mother) is a 1991 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif. It is about the struggles of an Armenian family that emigrates to France from Turkey after the Armenian Genocide of 1915.

Following the film's success, Verneuil edited the movie into a television series. He followed that up with 588 rue paradis, a sequel to the original movie.

The film has a 95% rating at Rotten Tomatoes.[1]

Awards & nominations

  • Mayrig received a César Award nomination for Jean-Claude Petit's original score.
  • Mayrig also won an Academy Award by the National Academy of Cinema, France, in 1991.

References

  1. ^ "Mayrig (1991)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 13 December 2013.