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The Children of the Marshland

Original title: Les Enfants du marais

1999 · 1h 55m

Directed by Jean Becker

7.1

TMDB audience score
194 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

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.

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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

  • Marlene Baffier
    Cri-Cri Pignol, young

  • Romain Dreyfus
    Pierrot of the city

  • Jacques Chaillier
    Pierrot of the marsh