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Strange Gardens (2003)

Genre : Comedy, Drama

Runtime : 1H 35M

Director : Jean Becker

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Jacques Villeret
Jacques Villeret
Jacques Pouzay
André Dussollier
André Dussollier
André Designy
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Lhermitte
Thierry Plaisance
Benoît Magimel
Benoît Magimel
Emile Bailleul
Suzanne Flon
Suzanne Flon
Marie Gerbier
Isabelle Candelier
Isabelle Candelier
Louise, Jacques' wife
Victor Garrivier
Victor Garrivier
Félix Gerbier
Bernard Collins
Bernard Collins
Bernd
Damien Jouillerot
Damien Jouillerot
Lucien, Jacques's son
Jean-Claude Durand
Jean-Claude Durand
Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'
Michel Cordes
Michel Cordes
Boss of the shooting
Nina-Paloma Polly
Nina-Paloma Polly
Françoise, Jacques' daughter
Maxime Fouard
Maxime Fouard
Paulo
Solène Chavanne
Solène Chavanne
Suzy
Romain Provvedi
Romain Provvedi
Maurice
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
Emile's daughter in 1944
Juliette Delfau
Juliette Delfau
Girl at the village hall
Romaine Friess
Romaine Friess
Girl at the village hall
Jacques Giraud
Jacques Giraud
Station master
Gilles Jacquet
Gilles Jacquet
Rural warden
Bernard Bolzinger
Bernard Bolzinger
Man in town hall
Manfred Andrae
Manfred Andrae
Major
Alexander Held
Alexander Held
SS officer
Michael Hanemann
Michael Hanemann
Sergeant
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Sergeant at the station
Karl Jürgen Sihler
Karl Jürgen Sihler
SS interpreter
Oliver Stern
Oliver Stern
Referral sentry
Cédric Weber
Cédric Weber
Orderly
Christian Koerner
Christian Koerner
Otto
Rémi Thiberge
Rémi Thiberge
Karl
Markus Fennert
Markus Fennert
Fritz

Crews

Jean Becker
Jean Becker
Director
Jean Becker
Jean Becker
Writer
Jean Cosmos
Jean Cosmos
Writer
Michel Quint
Michel Quint
Novel
Guillaume Laurant
Guillaume Laurant
Writer
Louis Becker
Louis Becker
Producer
Zbigniew Preisner
Zbigniew Preisner
Original Music Composer
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Jean-Marie Dreujou
Director of Photography
Jacques Witta
Jacques Witta
Editor
Maguy Aimé
Maguy Aimé
Casting
Jean-Paul Becker
Jean-Paul Becker
Producer
Sabine Schroth
Sabine Schroth
Casting
Bruno Margery
Bruno Margery
Production Design
Thérèse Ripaud
Thérèse Ripaud
Production Design
Sylvie de Segonzac
Sylvie de Segonzac
Costume Design
Marie-Anne Hum
Marie-Anne Hum
Makeup Artist
Bernard Rochut
Bernard Rochut
Sound

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