The Children of the Marshland
The Children of the Marshland
TMDB 7.1
ComedyDrama
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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The Children of the Marshland
TMDB 7.1
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.
ComedyDrama
The Children of the Marshland
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.
- Directors
- Jean Becker
- Producers
- Christian Fechner
- Cast and Characters
- 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)
- Languages
- French