The Children of the Marshland
Les Enfants du marais
Rating: 7.1 · 1999 · Comedy, Drama · France · 1 ч 55 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- Les Enfants du marais
- Year
- 1999
- Genre
- Comedy, Drama
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 ч 55 мин
- TMDB
- 7.1
- IMDb
- 7.1
Director
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
Similar
- Exploits of a Young Don Juan (1986)
- Jules and Jim (1962)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
- Paths of Glory (1957)
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- Mary Poppins (1964)
- The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
- Doctor Zhivago (1965)
- The Color Purple (2023)
- East of Eden (1955)
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945)
- Lady Chatterley's Lover (2015)