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.
Cast
Jacques Villeret
Henri Pignol, aka Riton
Jacques Gamblin
Garriss
André Dussollier
Amédée
Michel Serrault
Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'
Isabelle Carré
Marie
Éric Cantona
Joseph "Jo" Sardi
Suzanne Flon
Cri-Cri Pignol, aged
Jacques Dufilho
Old man
Gisèle Casadesus
Mrs. Mercier
Roland Magdane
Félix
Élisabeth Commelin
Marthe
Julie Marboeuf
Emilie
Jenny Clève
Berthe
Philippe Magnan
Laurent
Jacques Boudet
Tane
Marlene Baffier
Cri-Cri Pignol, young
Romain Dreyfus
Pierrot of the city
Jacques Chaillier
Pierrot of the marsh
Maxime Monsimier
Jojo
Anne Le Guernec
Mireille
Margot Marguerite
Manager
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Catherine
Pierre Bianco
Banker
Jacques Dynam
Ferrardin
Ériq Ebouaney
'Banania'
Christian Taponard
Jo's lawyer
Charles Tordjman
Department store manager
Fabienne Labanda
Unknown
John Fernie
Unknown
Patrick Lizana
Unknown
Maggy Dussauchoy
Unknown
Liana Fulga
Unknown
Isabelle Sadoyan
Unknown
Stephane Kordylas
Unknown
Jean Maurel
Unknown
Denis Montagnol
Unknown
Henri-Edouard Osinski
Unknown
Bernard Villanueva
Unknown
Crew
Jean Becker
Director
Sébastien Japrisot
Writer
Georges Montforez
Novel
Jacques Witta
Editor
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography
Hervé Truffaut
Executive Producer
Christian Fechner
Producer
Thérèse Ripaud
Production Design
Jean-Paul Becker
Casting
Sylvie de Segonzac
Costume Design
Françoise Chapuis-Asselin
Key Makeup Artist
William Flageollet
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Guillaume Sciama
Sound
Pierre Bachelet
Original Music Composer
Annie Senéchal
Set Decoration
Frédérique Hurpeau
Set Decoration
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