The Children of the Marshland is a 1999 French

Cinema of France

The Cinema of France comprises the art of film and creative movies made within the nation of France or by French filmmakers abroad.France is the birthplace of cinema and was responsible for many of its early significant contributions. Several important cinematic movements, including the Nouvelle...

 film directed by Jean Becker.

Plot

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
  Jacques Villeret
  Jacques Villeret was a French actor.-Early life and Family:Born Jacky Boufroura in Loches, Indre-et-Loire, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother, he is most famous internationally for his role as François Pignon in Le Dîner de Cons, both on the stage and in the later film...
  
   - Riton
• Jacques Gamblin
  Jacques Gamblin
  Jacques Gamblin is a French actor.He was born in Granville, Manche. He studied at the Centre dramatique de Caen before he tried to film in Paris.-Filmography:*Périgord Noir...
  
   - Garris
• André Dussollier
  André Dussollier
  André Dussollier is a French actor.-Filmography:* 1970 : Ils, directed by Jean-Daniel Simon* 1972 : Les Chemins de pierre, directed by Joseph Drimal...
  
   - Amédée
• Michel Serrault
  Michel Serrault
  Michel Serrault was a celebrated French actor who appeared in over 150 films.-Biography :...
  
   - Pépé la Rainette
• Isabelle Carré
  Isabelle Carré
  Isabelle Carré is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films since 1989. She won a César Award for Best Actress for her role in Se souvenir des belles choses , and has been nominated a further six times, for Beau fixe , Le Hussard sur le toit , La Femme défendue , Les Sentiments ,...
  
   - Marie
• Eric Cantona
  Eric Cantona
  Eric Daniel Pierre Cantona is a French actor and former French international footballer. He played for Auxerre, Martigues, Marseille, Bordeaux, Montpellier, Nîmes and Leeds United before ending his professional footballing career at Manchester United, where he won four Premier League titles in...
  
   - Jo Sardi
• Suzanne Flon
  Suzanne Flon
  Suzanne Flon was a French film actress and comedienne.-Early life:Her father was a railway worker and her mother crafted jewelry....
  
   - Old Cri Cri
• Jacques Dufilho
  Jacques Dufilho
  Jacques Dufilho was a French actor.He was born at Bègles and he died at Ponsampère .He was also famous for his collection of Bugatti cars.-Filmography:More than 150 movie, including:...
  
   - Old man
• Gisèle Casadesus - Madame Mercier
• Roland Magdane - Felix
• Jacques Boudet
  Jacques Boudet
  Jacques Boudet is a French stage and screen actor. He had great success in the 1980s with his appearance in Exercises in Style, and is featured in the film The Names of Love ....
  
  - Tane