The Children of the Marshland

A chronicle of a group of friends in rural France between the wars. Garris and Riton live in the marshlands along the banks of the Loire river. 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. Meanwhile, Garris is overwhelmed by an unspoken love for a housemaid in the town, Marie.

The Children of the Marshland is a 1999 drama comedy movie directed by Jean Becker, starring André Dussollier, Jacques Gamblin, Michel Serrault. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.4/10 from 3,303 votes and runs 1h 55m.