Strange GardensDirected by Jean Becker
Produced by Ice 3, UGC Images
Genres : Fiction - Runtime : 1 h 35 min
French release : 26/03/2003
Production year : 2002
DirectorActorsSynopsisEvery Sunday, it’s always the same old story: Lucien, 14, can’t understand why his father, a serious and respected teacher, makes a fool of himself by dressing up as a clown and giving a show.
André, Lucien’s father’s best friend, feels for the teenager and decides to reveal something from their mutual past that will explain the reason for Lucien’s father’s strange behavior. At the end of World War Two, both men, in a “fit of patriotism” committed a pathetic act of resistance and got caught at it by the Germans. These would-be heroes became German hostages and were thrown into a “dungeon,” along with other sorry companions, where they waited to be shot.
Their lives were saved by the heroic actions of an elderly railroad man, a German soldier and an incredible display of humanity.
This amazing story will change the way Lucien sees his father. Production photos (13)
Production and distributionAssociate production company : Ice 3, UGC Images
Co-production : Rhône-Alpes Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, France 2 Cinéma
Film export/Foreign Sales : TF1 International
French distribution : Fox France
News agency (France) : Personality
Full creditsExecutive Producer : Louis Becker
Author of original work : Michel Quint
Screenwriters : Jean Cosmos, Guillaume Laurant, Jean Becker
Director of Photography : Jean-Marie Dreujou
Sound Recordists : Bernard Rochut, Vincent Montrobert, Anne Le Campion
Production Manager : Bernard Bolzinger
Press Attachés (film) : Etienne Lerbret, Agnès Goldman
Editor : Jacques Witta
Production Designers : Thérèse Ripaud, Bruno Margery
Music Composer : Zbigniew Preisner
Casting : Jean-Paul Becker, Maguy Aime
Costume Designer : Sylvie de Segonzac
Technical detailsFeature film
Genres : Fiction
Production language : French
Nationality : 100% French
Production year : 2002
French release : 26/03/2003
Runtime : 1 h 35 min
Current status : Released
Visa number : 105.704
Visa issue date : 25/03/2003
Approval : Yes
Production formats :
35mm
Screening format :
35mm
Color type : Color
Sound format : Dolby DTS
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