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The Children of the Marshland

1999 French film

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]

  • Lac d'Arboréiaz
  • Riton's shack
  • Pond near Riton's shack
  • General view of the pond

Box office

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Les Enfants du marais". JP's Box-Office.
  2. [2]
    "Les Enfants du marais". Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  3. [3]
    "Top 20 Films". Screen International. 10 December 1999. p. 19.
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