

115 minutes
3/3/1999
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.

Jacques Villeret
as Henri Pignol, aka Riton

Jacques Gamblin
as Garriss

André Dussollier
as Amédée

Michel Serrault
as Hyacinthe Richard, aka 'Pépé la Rainette'

Isabelle Carré
as Marie

Éric Cantona
as Joseph "Jo" Sardi

Suzanne Flon
as Cri-Cri Pignol, aged

Jacques Dufilho
as Old man

Gisèle Casadesus
as Mrs. Mercier

Roland Magdane
as Félix

Élisabeth Commelin
as Marthe

Julie Marboeuf
as Emilie

Jenny Clève
as Berthe

Philippe Magnan
as Laurent

Jacques Boudet
as Tane
Marlene Baffier
as Cri-Cri Pignol, young
Romain Dreyfus
as Pierrot of the city
Jacques Chaillier
as Pierrot of the marsh
Maxime Monsimier
as Jojo

Anne Le Guernec
as Mireille
Margot Marguerite
as Manager

Mélanie Baxter-Jones
as Catherine
Pierre Bianco
as Banker

Jacques Dynam
as Ferrardin

Ériq Ebouaney
as 'Banania'

Christian Taponard
as Jo's lawyer

Charles Tordjman
as Department store manager
Fabienne Labanda
John Fernie
Patrick Lizana

Maggy Dussauchoy

Liana Fulga

Isabelle Sadoyan
Stephane Kordylas

Jean Maurel
Denis Montagnol

Henri-Edouard Osinski

Bernard Villanueva