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The Children of the Marshland (1999)
Directed by Jean Becker
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.
Length 115 minutes
Actors
Jacques Villeret | Jacques Gamblin | André Dussollier | Michel Serrault | Isabelle Carré | Eric Cantona | Suzanne Flon | Jacques Dufilho | Gisèle Casadesus | Roland Magdane | Elisabeth Commelin | Julie Marboeuf | Jenny Clève | Philippe Magnan | Jacques Boudet | Marlène Baffier | Romain Dreyfus | Jacques Chaillier | Maxime Monsimier | Anne Le Guernec | Margot Marguerite | Melanie Baxter Jones | Pierre Bianco | Jacques Dynam | Eriq Ebouaney | Christian Taponard | Charles Tordjman | Fabienne Labanda | John Fernie | Patrick Lizana | Maggy Dussauchoy | Liana Fulga | Isabelle Sadoyan | Stephane Kordylas | Jean Maurel | Denis Montagnol | Henri-Edouard Osinski | Bernard Villanueva