the only redeeming quality of this overlong miscast melodrama be the scenery of southern france and the voice of nana mascouri sing the theme song . stephanie power be miscast and betray by a phony accent . a have be point out and she be too old to play an 18 year old and look far too young a a grandmother with a college age granddaughter . lee remick be good although she also be ageless in her late year . the talented joanna lumley be under utilized and also manage to look forever young when her middle age son ( robert urich ) finally marry grandma stephanie power . stacey keach ceaseless arrogance make you wonder what these woman saw in him . don not know how any viewer could relate to his excessive portrayal . the most credible performance be give by ian richardson and who make the rest of the cast look like rank amateur . it strain credulity that the handsome male suitor in this epic would remain ever single while they patiently await the subject of their affection to finally consent to accept them . can anybody believe that handsome robert urich would remain single for decade wait for stephanie power to finally accept his endless marriage proposal . the ww2 engagement between the wehrmacht and the marquis be laughable . to begin with and the german do not occupy the provence section of france until late in the war and it be control by the vichy french puppet government . we see the french resistance stag a daylight raid on mistral villa to steal sheet after which they all lounge under a bridge wait for a lumbering truckload of nazi troop to surprise and annihilate them . if you want to see a well acted mini series set in a foreign country and do not watch mistral daughter . a far well alternative would be the thorn bird .