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The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland

IMDB:

7.1
The Children of the Marshland

Released

3/3/1999

Duration

1h 55m

Genre

Comedy, Drama

Country

France

Cast

Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, André Dussollier

Overview

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.

Cast

Jacques Villeret

Henri Pignol, aka Riton

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Gamblin

Garriss

Jacques Gamblin

André Dussollier

Amédée

André Dussollier

Michel Serrault

Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'

Michel Serrault

Isabelle Carré

Marie

Isabelle Carré

Éric Cantona

Joseph "Jo" Sardi

Éric Cantona

Suzanne Flon

Cri-Cri Pignol, aged

Suzanne Flon

Jacques Dufilho

Old man

Jacques Dufilho

Gisèle Casadesus

Mrs. Mercier

Gisèle Casadesus

Roland Magdane

Félix

Roland Magdane

Élisabeth Commelin

Marthe

Élisabeth Commelin

Julie Marboeuf

Emilie

Julie Marboeuf

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