En 1955, Marcel Pagnol est un cinéaste reconnu. Lorsque le magazine ELLE lui commande une rubrique sur son enfance, il y voit l’opportunité de revenir à ses débuts : l'écriture. Réalisant que sa mémoire lui fait défaut et affecté par le succès mitigé de ses dernières pièces, Pagnol commence à douter. Jusqu'à ce que le petit Marcel - le garçon qu'il a été - lui apparaisse comme par magie. Ensemble, ils vont explorer son passé et faire revivre ses souvenirs les plus chers.
In 1955, 60-year-old Marcel Pagnol is a well-known and acclaimed playwright and filmmaker. When the editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine commissions a weekly column about Pagnol's childhood, he sees this as a great opportunity to go back to his artistic roots: writing. Realizing his memory is failing him and deeply affected by the disappointing results of his last two plays, Pagnol starts doubting his ability to pursue his work. That is until Little Marcel - the young boy he used to be - appears to him as if by magic. Together, they will explore Marcel Pagnol's incredible life and bring back to life his most cherished encounters and memories...
Aliases
- The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol
Tagline
His story is that of cinema.
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