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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.
Mar 3, 1999 · The Children of the Marshland: Directed by Jean Becker. With Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, André Dussollier, Michel Serrault. A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France between the wars. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Jean Becker
- 1999-03-03
Apr 2, 2000 · 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.
In the wake of World War I, Garriss (Jacques Gamblin) moves to a small French town by the Loire River, nursing deep psychological wounds from the war. He befriends a man named Riton (Jacques ...
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- Jean Becker
- Drama
- Jacques Villeret
Apr 19, 1999 · Reviews. Apr 19, 1999 12:00am PT. Children of the Marshland. Awash in memorable characters winningly portrayed, "Children of the Marshland" is an utterly satisfying, old-fashioned...
In the wake of World War I, Garriss (Jacques Gamblin) moves to a small French town by the Loire River, nursing deep psychological wounds from the war. He befriends a man named Riton (Jacques...
The children of the marsh live in surroundings which could have been one of men living in middle ages, when sickness permitted only a short longevity. It is the Utopia of nature's children, but with at hand all the resorts of civilization...and all its dangers, since the action goes between the two World Wars.
