The Children of the Marshland

The Children of the Marshland
The Children of the Marshland
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean Becker
Screenplay by	Sébastien Japrisot
Based on	Les Enfants du marais; by Georges Montforez
Produced by	Christian Fechner
Starring	Jacques Villeret; Jacques Gamblin; André Dussollier; Michel Serrault;
Cinematography	Jean-Marie Dreujou
Edited by	Jacques Witta
Music by	Pierre Bachelet
Distributed by	UGC-Fox Distribution
Release date	3 March 1999;
Running time	115 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Budget	€9.2 million
Box office	$11.3 million

The Children of the Marshland (French: Les Enfants du marais) is a 1999 French film directed by Jean Becker.

Plot[]

The film is set in a marsh, along the banks of Loire river about ten years after the great war. 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.

Cast[]

Jacques Villeret as Riton
Jacques Gamblin as Garris
André Dussollier as Amédée
Michel Serrault as Pépé la Rainette
Isabelle Carré as Marie
Eric Cantona as Jo Sardi
Jacques Boudet as Tane
Suzanne Flon as Old Cri Cri
Jacques Dufilho as Old man
Gisèle Casadesus as Madame Mercier
as Felix
Anne Le Guernec as Mireille

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Les Enfants du marais". JP's Box-Office.

External links[]

The Children of the Marshland at IMDb

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[JP-1] "Les Enfants du marais". JP's Box-Office.

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