Strange Gardens (2003)
Effroyables jardins
95 min
Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show. André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior.
- Release date
- March 26, 2003
- Country of origin
- France
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Cast
- Jacques Villeret as Jacques Pouzay
- André Dussollier as André Designy
- Thierry Lhermitte as Thierry Plaisance
- Benoît Magimel as Emile Bailleul
- Suzanne Flon as Marie Gerbier
- Isabelle Candelier as Louise
- Victor Garrivier as Félix Gerbier
- Bernard Collins as Bernd
- Damien Jouillerot as Lucien, le fils de Jacques
- Jean-Claude Durand as Cul Fanny
- Mélanie Baxter-Jones as Emile's daughter in 1944
- Bernard Bolzinger as Man in town hall
- Manfred Andrae as Major
- Alexander Held as SS officer
- Michael Hanemann as Sergeant
- Ernst-Georg Schwill as Sergeant at the station
- Cédric Weber as Orderly
- Christian Koerner as Otto
Crew
- Jean Becker · Director
- Jean Becker · Writer
- Jean Cosmos · Writer
- Guillaume Laurant · Writer
- Michel Quint · Writer
- Louis Becker · Producer
- Zbigniew Preisner · Composer
- Jean-Marie Dreujou · Cinematographer
- Jacques Witta · Editor
- Maguy Aimé · Casting director
- Jean-Paul Becker · Casting director
- Sabine Schroth · Casting director
- Bruno Margery · Production designer
- Thérèse Ripaud · Production designer