The Children of the Marshland (1999)
Comedy • Drama • 1ч 55м
The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
TMDB rating:
7.1
(182)
Cast
Jacques Villeret
Henri Pignol, aka Riton
Jacques Gamblin
Garriss
André Dussollier
Amédée
Michel Serrault
Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle Carré
Marie
Éric Cantona
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
Suzanne Flon
Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
Jacques Dufilho
Old man
Gisèle Casadesus
Mrs. Mercier
Roland Magdane
Félix
Élisabeth Commelin
Marthe
Julie Marboeuf
Emilie
Jenny Clève
Berthe
Philippe Magnan
Laurent
Jacques Boudet
Tane
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Marlene Baffier
Cri-Cri Pignol, young
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Romain Dreyfus
Pierrot of the city
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Jacques Chaillier
Pierrot of the marsh
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Maxime Monsimier
Jojo
Anne Le Guernec
Mireille
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Margot Marguerite
Manager
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Catherine
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Pierre Bianco
Banker
Jacques Dynam
Ferrardin
Crew
Jean Becker
Director
Hervé Truffaut
Executive Producer
Pierre Bachelet
Original Music Composer
William Flageollet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jacques Witta
Editor
Jean-Paul Becker
Casting
Thérèse Ripaud
Production Design
Frédérique Hurpeau
Set Decoration
Annie Senéchal
Set Decoration
Sylvie de Segonzac
Costume Design
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin
Key Makeup Artist
Sébastien Japrisot
Writer
Christian Fechner
Producer
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography
Guillaume Sciama
Sound
Georges Montforez
Novel
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