The Children of the Marshland
- Comedy
- Drama
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.
Cast
Jacques Villeret
Henri Pignol, aka Riton
Jacques Gamblin
Garriss
André Dussollier
Amédée
Michel Serrault
Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle Carré
Marie
Éric Cantona
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
Suzanne Flon
Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
Jacques Dufilho
Old man
Gisèle Casadesus
Mrs. Mercier
Roland Magdane
Félix
Élisabeth Commelin
Marthe
Julie Marboeuf
Emilie
Jenny Clève
Berthe
Philippe Magnan
Laurent
Jacques Boudet
Tane
- Marlene Baffier
Marlene Baffier
Cri-Cri Pignol, young
- Romain Dreyfus
Romain Dreyfus
Pierrot of the city
- Jacques Chaillier
Jacques Chaillier
Pierrot of the marsh
- Maxime Monsimier
Maxime Monsimier
Jojo
Anne Le Guernec
Mireille
- Margot Marguerite
Margot Marguerite
Manager
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Catherine
- Pierre Bianco
Pierre Bianco
Banker
Jacques Dynam
Ferrardin
Ériq Ebouaney
'Banania'
Christian Taponard
Jo's lawyer
Charles Tordjman
Department store manager
- Fabienne Labanda
Fabienne Labanda
- John Fernie
John Fernie
- Patrick Lizana
Patrick Lizana
Maggy Dussauchoy
Liana Fulga
Isabelle Sadoyan
- Stephane Kordylas
Stephane Kordylas
Jean Maurel
- Denis Montagnol
Denis Montagnol
Henri-Edouard Osinski
Bernard Villanueva
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