Mayrig

Mayrig
Mayrig movie poster
Directed by	Henri Verneuil
Produced by	Tarak Ben Ammar Mark Lombardo
Written by	Henri Verneuil
Starring	Richard Berry Claudia Cardinale Omar Sharif Isabelle Sadoyan Nathalie Roussel Jacques Villeret
Music by	Jean-Claude Petit
Cinematography	Edmond Richard
Editing by	Henri Lanoë
Running time	157 min
Country	France
Language	French

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.

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

• Biography of director Henri Verneuil (French)

External links

• Mayrig at the Internet Movie Database