Forrest Gump
1994 · Comedy · Drama
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Film / 1999
The Children of the Marshland
Directed by
Jean Becker
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.
The story
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 VilleretHenri Pignol, aka Riton
Jacques GamblinGarriss
André DussollierAmédée
Michel SerraultHyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle CarréMarie
Éric CantonaJoseph "Jo" Sardi
Suzanne FlonCri-Cri Pignol, aged
Jacques DufilhoOld man
Gisèle CasadesusMrs. Mercier
Roland MagdaneFélix
Élisabeth CommelinMarthe
Julie MarboeufEmilie
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Jenny ClèveBerthe
Philippe MagnanLaurent
Jacques BoudetTane
Marlene BaffierCri-Cri Pignol, young
Romain DreyfusPierrot of the city
Jacques ChaillierPierrot of the marsh
Maxime MonsimierJojo
Anne Le GuernecMireille
Margot MargueriteManager
Mélanie Baxter-JonesCatherine
Pierre BiancoBanker
Jacques DynamFerrardin
Ériq Ebouaney'Banania'
Christian TaponardJo's lawyer
Charles TordjmanDepartment store manager
Fabienne Labanda
John Fernie
Patrick Lizana
Maggy Dussauchoy
Liana Fulga
Isabelle Sadoyan
Stephane Kordylas
Jean Maurel
Denis Montagnol
Henri-Edouard Osinski
Bernard Villanueva
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