The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland

115 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 3, 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.

The Children of the Marshland

115 mins | Drama, Comedy | March 3, 1999

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.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Les Films Christian Fechner, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)
Original title Les enfants du marais
Directors Jean Becker
Writers Georges Montforez, Sébastien Japrisot

Cast

Jacques Villeret

as Henri Pignol, aka Riton

Jacques Gamblin

as Garriss

André Dussollier

as Amédée

Michel Serrault

as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'

Isabelle Carré

as Marie

Eric Cantona

as Joseph "Jo" Sardi

Suzanne Flon

as Cri-Cri Pignol, aged

Jacques Dufilho

as Old man

Gisèle Casadesus

as Mrs. Mercier

Roland Magdane

as Félix

Julie Marboeuf

as Emilie

Jenny Clève

as Berthe

Philippe Magnan

as Laurent

Jacques Boudet

as Tane

Marlene Baffier

as Cri-Cri Pignol, young

Romain Dreyfus

as Pierrot of the city

Jacques Chaillier

as Pierrot of the marsh

Anne Le Guernec

as Mireille

Margot Marguerite

as Manager

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

as Catherine

Pierre Bianco

as Banker

Jacques Dynam

as Ferrardin

Ériq Ebouaney

as 'Banania'

Christian Taponard

as Jo's lawyer

Charles Tordjman

as Department store manager