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    Strange Gardens

    95'

    2003-03-26

    7.4

    Comedy,Drama

    Overview:

    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.

    WritingGuillaume LaurantDirectingJean Becker

    Cast

    1

    Jacques Pouzay

    Jacques Villeret

    1

    André Designy

    André Dussollier

    1

    Thierry Plaisance

    Thierry Lhermitte

    2

    Emile Bailleul

    Benoît Magimel

    1

    Marie Gerbier

    Suzanne Flon

    1

    Louise, Jacques' wife

    Isabelle Candelier

    1

    Félix Gerbier

    Victor Garrivier

    1

    Bernd

    Bernard Collins

    1

    Lucien, Jacques's son

    Damien Jouillerot

    1

    Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'

    Jean-Claude Durand

    1

    Boss of the shooting

    Michel Cordes

    1

    Françoise, Jacques' daughter

    Nina-Paloma Polly

    1

    Paulo

    Maxime Fouard

    1

    Suzy

    Solène Chavanne

    1

    Maurice

    Romain Provvedi

    1

    Emile's daughter in 1944

    Mélanie Baxter-Jones

    1

    Girl at the village hall

    Juliette Delfau

    1

    Girl at the village hall

    Romaine Friess

    1

    Station master

    Jacques Giraud

    1

    Rural warden

    Gilles Jacquet

    1

    Man in town hall

    Bernard Bolzinger

    1

    Major

    Manfred Andrae

    2

    SS officer

    Alexander Held

    1

    Sergeant

    Michael Hanemann

    1

    Sergeant at the station

    Ernst-Georg Schwill

    1

    SS interpreter

    Karl Jürgen Sihler

    1

    Referral sentry

    Oliver Stern

    1

    Orderly

    Cédric Weber

    1

    Otto

    Christian Koerner

    1

    Karl

    Rémi Thiberge

    1

    Fritz

    Markus Fennert

    Details:

    • Budget: 0
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 0
    • List of countries:
      1. France
    • List of languages:
      1. French
    • List of companies:
      1. Canal+
      2. France 2 Cinéma
      3. France 3 Cinéma
      4. ICE3
      5. UGC
    • Vote Count: 133
    • Popularity: 0.8473
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Effroyables Jardins

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