Director : Jean BeckerActors : Jacques Villeret, Jacques Gamblin, Michel Serrault, André Dussollier, Éric Cantona, Isabelle Carré, Gisèle Casadesus, Suzanne Flon, Jacques Dufilho, Jenny Cleve, Philippe Magnan, Isabelle Sadoyan, Anne Le Guernec, Mélanie Baxter-JonesFeature film, Fiction Production language : French Nationality : 100% French (France) French release : 3/3/99 Runtime : 1h 55mn Current status : Released Associate production company : Films Christian Fechner Co-production : Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma, UGC ImagesFrench distribution : Fox France (Ex-UGC Fox Distribution)Film export/Foreign Sales : UGC International Synopsis Garris and Riton are the last inhabitants of marshland on an unnamed spot near the Loire River. Riton is afflicted with a crabby wife and three rowdy kids, and drowns memories of his first wife in red wine. Garris lives alone—a hard worker, humane, generous, he gives everything he earns from fishing, gathering flowers, etc., to feed and care for Riton's kids. The crew is completed by Tane and Amédée, who often visit their friends in the marshland. Tane has a job: every day he drives the local little train. Amédée is a lazy dreamer who likes reading the classics, lives with his bankrupt father and slightly crazy sister Marie in a large, dilapidated house. One day, Marie crosses Garris's path. Festival selections | 
