The Children of the Marshland

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The Children of the Marshland
Les Enfants du marais.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Jean Becker
Screenplay by Sébastien Japrisot
Based onLes Enfants du marais
by Georges Montforez
Produced by Christian Fechner
Starring
CinematographyJean-Marie Dreujou
Edited by Jacques Witta
Music by Pierre Bachelet
Distributed by UGC-Fox Distribution
Release date
  • 3 March 1999 (1999-03-03)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench
Budget€9.2 million [1]
Box office$11.3 million [1]

The Children of the Marshland (French : Les Enfants du marais) is a 1999 French film directed by Jean Becker.

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Plot

The film is set in a marsh, along the banks of Loire river, about ten years after the great war. 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

Production

Filming took place entirely in Rhône-Alpes: [2]

Box office

The film was one of the highest grossing French films for the year, with a gross of $11.3 million. [1] [3]

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References

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  2. "Les Enfants du marais". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. "Top 20 Films". Screen International . 10 December 1999. p. 19.