

The Children of the Marshland
Genres
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
115 min
Release Date
1999-03-03
Status
Released
Original Language
French
Vote Count
169
Vote Average
7.08
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
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