Mayrig
Brief Synopsis
Story about an Armenian family who arrive in France in 1921 and endure the pain and privations of exile in a foreign land.
Cast & Crew
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Henri Verneuil
Director
Claudia Cardinale
Araxi--Mayrig
Omar Sharif
Hagop
Isabelle Sadoyan
Anna
Nathalie Roussel
Gayane
Cedric Doucet
Azad--Age 7
Film Details
Also Known As
Mother
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Artistes Associes; Carthago Films; Centre National Du Cinema; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; SOFICA Cofimage; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
Amlf; PathT International
Location
Studios Eclair Epinay, Paris, France; Marseilles, France; Tunisia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 37m
Synopsis
Story about an Armenian family who arrive in France in 1921 and endure the pain and privations of exile in a foreign land.
Director
Henri Verneuil
Director
Cast
Claudia Cardinale
Araxi--Mayrig
Omar Sharif
Hagop
Isabelle Sadoyan
Anna
Nathalie Roussel
Gayane
Cedric Doucet
Azad--Age 7
Stephane Servais
Azad--Age 20
Jacky Nercessian
Apkar
Tom Ponsin
Azad--Age 12
Pierre-olivier Fais
Alexadre--Age 7
Andre Julien
Mr Anzani
Sebastien Rochelle
Vartanian
Michelle Bardollet
Madeleine
Bernard Larmande
Denis Podalydès
The Accused
Bernard Freyd
The President
Philippe Morier-genoud
Public Prosecutor
Patrick Gourevitch
Court Clerk
Nocolas Silberg
Defense Counsel
Gerard Torikian
Zaven _
Vince Castello
Armen
Crew
Yves Agostini
Cameraman
Jacques Allaire
Unit Manager (Marseilles)
Patrick Archambault
Head Hair Dressing
Jean-francois Auger
Sound Engineer
Jacques Barbazange
Grip
Bruno Barde
Unit Publicist
Muriel Baurens
Head Makeup
Tarak Ben Ammar
Producer
Jeanne Berberian
Seamstress
Jacky Bouban
Head Makeup
Denis Brami
Unit Manager
Margot Capelier
Casting
Vincenzo Carella
Head Hair Dressing
Marguerette Casparian
Seamstress
Laure Castelnau
Assistant Editor
Michel Choquet
Production Manager
Franck Chron
Grip
Gilbert Crozet
Post-Synchronization
Marc Denegri
Assistant Unit Manager (Marseilles)
Jean-philippe Desfarges
Electrician
Josette Donikian
Seamstress
Bernad Esteve
Head Electrician (Editing)
Didier Faveur
1st Camera Assistant
Isabelle Ferrandis
2nd Camera Assistant
Sylvette Fin
Other
Franck Fiquet
Electrician
Antoine Garceau
2nd Assistant Director
Catherine Gorne
Costume Designer
Jean Goudier
Sound Editor
François Groult
Sound Mixer
Pierre Guffroy
Set Designer
Jacques Guyot
Electrician
Nicolas Herdt
1st Camera Assistant 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Francois Hernandez
1st Assistant Unit Manager (Marseilles)
Mathilde Ishkanian
Seamstress
Jacky Kargayan
Cameraman
Jean-luc Laborde
Sound
Jean-pierre Lacroix
Gaffer
Laurent Lafran
Sound Engineer 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Henri Lanoe
Editor
Anne Lasserre
Other
Jean-pierre Lelong
Sound Effects
Paul Lemarinel
Head Makeup
Bernard Leroux
Sound Mixer
Mark Lombardo
Executive Producer
Guy Maillet
Boom Operator
Patrick Malakian
1st Assistant Director
Sissi Manciet
Unit Manager
Eugene Martin
Grip
Eugene Mazzola
Grip
Mario Michisanti
Head Makeup
Maria Moutot-tolomio
2nd Assistant Director
Suzanne Ohanessian
Continuity
Jean-claude Petit
Music
Catherine Prevert
Continuity
Albert Rajau
1st Assistant Set Decoration
Claude Rajau
2nd Assistant Set Decoration
Edmond Richard
Director Of Photography
Manlio Rocchetti
Head Makeup
Stephane Rollot
Wardrobe
Vincent Rossell
Still Photographer
Claude-marie Roulier
Assistant Editor
Alain Sempe
Sound Engineer
Rose Sevleusian
Seamstress
Martine Skala
2nd Assistant Set Decoration
Marie-louise Taron
Seamstress
Chouchane Tcherpachian
Wardrobe Mistress
Sonia Thomassian
Seamstress
Herepsine Irene Tomassian
Seamstress
Bernard Vaillant
Unit Manager
Henri Verneuil
Source Material (From Novel)
Henri Verneuil
Screenwriter
Claude Villand
Sound Mixer
Olivier Villette
Boom Operator
Daniel Vogel
Director Of Photography 2nd Unit (2nd Unit)
Film Details
Also Known As
Mother
Genre
Drama
Release Date
1991
Production Company
Artistes Associes; Carthago Films; Centre National Du Cinema; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.; SOFICA Cofimage; Tf1 Films Productions
Distribution Company
Amlf; PathT International
Location
Studios Eclair Epinay, Paris, France; Marseilles, France; Tunisia
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 37m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Began shooting February 25, 1991.
Completed shooting August 16, 1991.
"Mayrig" was shot simultaneously with its sequel, "588 Rue Paradis." A six-hour tv version is also available.
