The Children of the Marshland (1999)
Les enfants du marais
115 min
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.
- Release date
- July 13, 2000
- Country of origin
- France
- Music
- Pierre Bachelet
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Cast
- Jacques Villeret as Riton
- Jacques Gamblin as Garriss
- André Dussollier as Amédée
- Michel Serrault as Pépé la Rainette
- Isabelle Carré as Marie
- Éric Cantona as Jo Sardi
- Suzanne Flon as Old Cri Cri
- Jacques Dufilho as Old man
- Gisèle Casadesus as Madame Mercier
- Roland Magdane as Félix
- Élisabeth Commelin as Marthe
- Julie Marboeuf as Emilie
- Jenny Clève as Berthe
- Philippe Magnan as Laurent
- Jacques Boudet as Tane
- Maxime Monsimier as Jojo
- Anne Le Guernec as Mireille
- Mélanie Baxter-Jones as Catherine
- Jacques Dynam as Ferrardin
- Eriq Ebouaney as 'Banania'
- Christian Taponard as Jo's lawyer
- John Fernie
- Patrick Lizana
Crew
- Jean Becker · Director
- Sébastien Japrisot · Writer
- Georges Montforez · Writer
- Christian Fechner · Producer
- Pierre Bachelet · Composer
- Jean-Marie Dreujou · Cinematographer
- Jacques Witta · Editor
- Jean-Paul Becker · Casting director
- Thérèse Ripaud · Production designer