The Children of the Marshland
1999·Movie
·1h 55min·
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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.
Rural DramaFriendshipPost-WWI FranceCharacter-DrivenGentle StorytellingSimple LifeEmotional ResonancePeriod Piece
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Directed by:
Jean Becker
Written by:
Sébastien Japrisot, Georges Montforez
Produced by:
Christian Fechner, Hervé Truffaut, Jean-Paul Becker
Composed by:
Pierre Bachelet, Guillaume Sciama, William Flageollet
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available