The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland (1999)

Comedy Drama

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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  • Release Date: 1999-03-03
  • Runtime: 1h 55min
  • Director: Jean Becker

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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

  • Maxime Monsimier

    Jojo

  • Anne Le Guernec

    Mireille

  • Margot Marguerite

    Manager

  • Mélanie Baxter-Jones

    Catherine

  • Pierre Bianco

    Banker

  • Jacques Dynam

    Ferrardin

  • Ériq Ebouaney

    'Banania'

  • Christian Taponard

    Jo's lawyer

  • Charles Tordjman

    Department store manager

  • Fabienne Labanda

  • John Fernie

  • Patrick Lizana

  • Maggy Dussauchoy

  • Liana Fulga

  • Isabelle Sadoyan

  • Stephane Kordylas

  • Jean Maurel

  • Denis Montagnol

  • Henri-Edouard Osinski

  • Bernard Villanueva

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