Mayrig
Encyclopedia
Mayrig 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.
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil
Henri Verneuil was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who enjoyed a successful career in France.-Biography:...
. The film's principal cast includes Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale
Claudia Cardinale is an Italian actress, and has appeared in some of the most prominent European films of the 1960s and 1970s. The majority of Cardinale's films have been either Italian or French...
and Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe Awards.-Early life:...
. It is about the struggles of an Armenian family that emigrates to France from Turkey after the Armenian genocide
Armenian Genocide
The Armenian Genocide—also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres and, by Armenians, as the Great Crime—refers to the deliberate and systematic destruction of the Armenian population of the Ottoman Empire during and just after World War I...
of 1915.
Following the film's success, Verneuil edited the movie into a television series. He followed that up with 588 rue paradis
588 rue paradis
588 rue paradis is a 1992 semi-autobiographical film written and directed by French-Armenian filmmaker Henri Verneuil. The film's principal cast includes Richard Berry, Claudia Cardinale and Omar Sharif. It was preceded by Mayrig, the first autobiographical movie of Henri Verneuil....
, a sequel to the original movie.
Awards & nominations
- Mayrig received a César AwardCésar AwardThe César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma....
nomination for Jean-Claude PetitJean-Claude PetitJean-Claude Petit is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint...
's original score. - Mayrig also won an Academy Award by the National Academy of Cinema, France, in 1991.