My Mother's Castle (Le Chвteau De Ma Mиre) « Movie from 1991

Longing to return to the hills he grew to love, 11-year-old Marcel finds happiness again when his father is provided access to a footpath they can use to travel from Marseilles to Provence.

Years later, Marcel purchases a castle and realizes it is the same estate his mother was terrified to cross along their journey. Based on the memoirs of French novelist, playwright and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.