The Children of the Marshland (1999)
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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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
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