Comedy Drama
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.
Directed by
Jean Becker
Written by
Sébastien Japrisot
Éric Cantona
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
André Dussollier
Amédée
Ériq Ebouaney
'Banania'
Jacques Dufilho
Old man
Michel Serrault
Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle Carré
Marie
Jacques Dynam
Ferrardin
Jacques Gamblin
Garriss
Jacques Boudet
Tane
Jacques Villeret
Henri Pignol, aka Riton
Élisabeth Commelin
Marthe
Philippe Magnan
Laurent
Suzanne Flon
Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
Isabelle Sadoyan
Roland Magdane
Félix
Bernard Villanueva
Julie Marboeuf
Emilie
Anne Le Guernec
Mireille
Jean Maurel
Christian Taponard
Jo's lawyer
Jenny Clève
Berthe
Gisèle Casadesus
Mrs. Mercier
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Catherine
Charles Tordjman
Department store manager
Maggy Dussauchoy
Liana Fulga
Henri-Edouard Osinski
Marlene Baffier
Cri-Cri Pignol, young
Romain Dreyfus
Pierrot of the city
Jacques Chaillier
Pierrot of the marsh
Maxime Monsimier
Jojo
Margot Marguerite
Manager
Pierre Bianco
Banker
Fabienne Labanda
John Fernie
Patrick Lizana
Stephane Kordylas
Denis Montagnol

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