A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France in 1918. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three ...
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Title: The Children of the Marshland (1999)
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2 wins & 5 nominations.
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| Jacques Villeret | ... | Riton | |
| Jacques Gamblin | ... | Garriss | |
| André Dussollier | ... | Amédée | |
| Michel Serrault | ... | Pépé la Rainette | |
| Isabelle Carré | ... | Marie | |
| Eric Cantona | ... | Jo Sardi | |
| Suzanne Flon | ... | Old Cri Cri | |
| Jacques Dufilho | ... | Old man | |
| Gisèle Casadesus | ... | Madame Mercier | |
| Roland Magdane | ... | Félix | |
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Élisabeth Commelin | ... | Marthe (as Elisabeth Commelin) |
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Julie Marboeuf | ... | Emilie |
| Jenny Clève | ... | Berthe | |
| Philippe Magnan | ... | Laurent | |
| Jacques Boudet | ... | Tane | |
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A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France in 1918. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river. 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. Meanwhile, Garris is overwhelmed by an unspoken love for a housemaid in the town, Marie... Written by L.H. Wong <lhw@sfs.org.sg>
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steam train | rolling a cigarette | hut | french countryside | tantrum |Certificate:
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Music by Jean Lenoir
Lyrics by Jean Lenoir
Performed by l'Orchestre de l'Association Harmonie de Trevoux
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When Riton's shoes get run over by the train they stay on the tracks, but Garriss picks them up from about a meter away. See more »Soundtracks
Parlez-moi d'AmourMusic by Jean Lenoir
Lyrics by Jean Lenoir
Performed by l'Orchestre de l'Association Harmonie de Trevoux
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FrenchRelease Date:
3 March 1999 (France) See more »Also Known As:
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Box Office
Opening Weekend USA:
$47,170, 3 October 1999Gross USA:
$324,006Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
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I found this two-hour long story of friendship absorbing and deeply satisfying. It's a feast for the eyes, and hearing the French language tumbling over you adds to the atmosphere - you can almost smell it too. The French countryside is lovely to look at and the simplicity of the main protagonists' lives is beguiling (admittedly the weather always seemed close to perfect!). It's a nostalgic, evocative look at the past with realistic, thoroughly likeable characters.