The Children of the Marshland
1999The 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.
Acted in
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
