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The Children of the Marshland

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Calorie Rating: 162
Released: 1999-03-03
Running Time: 115 Minutes
Studios: UGC Films, Les Films Christian Fechner,


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.

Director / Directors

Jean Becker
Director


Cast

Jacques Villeret
Character: Henri Pignol, aka Riton
Jacques Gamblin
Character: Garriss
André Dussollier
Character: Amédée

Michel Serrault
Character: Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle Carré
Character: Marie
Éric Cantona
Character: Joseph "Jo" Sardi

Suzanne Flon
Character: Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
Jacques Dufilho
Character: Old man
Gisèle Casadesus
Character: Mrs. Mercier

Roland Magdane
Character: Félix
Élisabeth Commelin
Character: Marthe
Julie Marboeuf
Character: Emilie

Jenny Clève
Character: Berthe
Philippe Magnan
Character: Laurent
Jacques Boudet
Character: Tane

Marlene Baffier
Character: Cri-Cri Pignol, young
Romain Dreyfus
Character: Pierrot of the city
Jacques Chaillier
Character: Pierrot of the marsh

Maxime Monsimier
Character: Jojo
Anne Le Guernec
Character: Mireille
Margot Marguerite
Character: Manager

Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Character: Catherine
Pierre Bianco
Character: Banker
Jacques Dynam
Character: Ferrardin

Ériq Ebouaney
Character: 'Banania'
Christian Taponard
Character: Jo's lawyer
Charles Tordjman
Character: Department store manager






Production and Crew

Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography

Hervé Truffaut
Executive Producer

Pierre Bachelet
Original Music Composer
William Flageollet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Thérèse Ripaud
Production Design
Frédérique Hurpeau
Set Decoration

Annie Senéchal
Set Decoration
Sylvie de Segonzac
Costume Design