The Children of the Marshland

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The Children of the Marshland

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.

Date: 03/03/1999

Rating: 7.1

Cast: Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, André Dussollier, Michel Serrault, Isabelle Carré, Éric Cantona, Suzanne Flon, Jacques Dufilho, Gisèle Casadesus, Roland Magdane, Élisabeth Commelin, Julie Marboeuf, Jenny Clève, Philippe Magnan, Jacques Boudet, Marlene Baffier, Romain Dreyfus, Jacques Chaillier, Maxime Monsimier, Anne Le Guernec, Margot Marguerite, Mélanie Baxter-Jones, Pierre Bianco, Jacques Dynam, Ériq Ebouaney, Christian Taponard, Charles Tordjman, Fabienne Labanda, John Fernie, Patrick Lizana, Maggy Dussauchoy, Liana Fulga, Isabelle Sadoyan, Stephane Kordylas, Jean Maurel, Denis Montagnol, Henri-Edouard Osinski, Bernard Villanueva

Jacques Villeret