Le temps des secrets

Based on Marcel Pagnol's third book in his series of autobiographical novels, Le Temps des secrets, which was published in 1959.

SPOILER: EPILOGUE: A family portrait is shown along with the caption --- "The Pagnol family in 1905 at 'The Time of Secrets."

A second photo of Marcel's mother is shown with the following caption --- "A few years later, Augustine died of her illness. She lies in the cemetery at La Trielle, a few steps from the country house."

A photo of a grown Paul is seen with some of his goats and his wooden staff --- "Young Paul became a goatherd and raised his flock in the Etoile hills that he always refused to leave."

A portrait of David in his soldiers uniform is seen --- "Lili of Les Bellons, whose real name was David Magnan, died in battle in 1918 in a trench in northern France." A photo of his father and a grown Marcel are seen --- "Until his death in 1951, Joseph regularly frequented his son's film sets."

"The majority of Marcel Pagnol's films were shot in the hills of his childhood."