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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 as parents of Azad (Henri Verneuil depicted as child). Mayrig means mother in Armenian.
Nov 27, 1991 · Mother: Directed by Henri Verneuil. With Claudia Cardinale, Omar Sharif, Nathalie Roussel, Isabelle Sadoyan. The saga of an Armenian family that immigrated to France after the break-up of the oppressive Ottoman Empire.
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- Henri Verneuil
- 1991-11-27
Story about an Armenian family who arrive in France in 1921 and endure the pain and privations of exile in a foreign land.
Overview. 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.
An autobiographical diptych by Henri Verneuil, based on his novel. 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.
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