The Children of the Marshland | |
Director: | Jean Becker |
Producer: | Christian Fechner |
Screenplay: | Sébastien Japrisot |
Music: | Pierre Bachelet |
Cinematography: | Jean-Marie Dreujou |
Editing: | Jacques Witta |
Distributor: | UGC-Fox Distribution |
Runtime: | 115 minutes |
Country: | France |
Language: | French |
Budget: | €9.2 million[1] |
Gross: | $11.3 million |
The Children of the Marshland (French: '''Les Enfants du marais''') is a 1999 French film directed by Jean Becker.
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.
Filming took place entirely in Rhône-Alpes:[2]
The film was one of the highest grossing French films for the year, with a gross of $11.3 million.[1] [3]