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.

7.07

115 min

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

Éric 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

Élisabeth Commelin

as Marthe

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

Maxime Monsimier

as Jojo

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

Fabienne Labanda

John Fernie

Patrick Lizana

Maggy Dussauchoy

Liana Fulga

Isabelle Sadoyan

Stephane Kordylas

Jean Maurel

Denis Montagnol

Henri-Edouard Osinski

Bernard Villanueva

Director

Jean Becker