Strange Gardens
Effroyables Jardins
Release: 2003-03-26
·Runtime: 95m
·★ 7.4
Comedy
Drama
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.
Production Countries
France
Production Companies
Canal+
France 2 Cinéma
France 3 Cinéma
ICE3
UGC
Cast
Isabelle Candelier
as Louise, Jacques' wife
Victor Garrivier
as Félix Gerbier
André Dussollier
as André Designy
Thierry Lhermitte
as Thierry Plaisance
Benoît Magimel
as Emile Bailleul
Manfred Andrae
as Major
Markus Fennert
as Fritz
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
as Emile's daughter in 1944
Ernst-Georg Schwill
as Sergeant at the station
Suzanne Flon
as Marie Gerbier
Michel Cordes
as Boss of the shooting
Michael Hanemann
as Sergeant
Damien Jouillerot
as Lucien, Jacques's son
Christian Koerner
as Otto
Oliver Stern
as Referral sentry
Cédric Weber
as Orderly
Jean-Claude Durand
as Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'
Nina-Paloma Polly
as Françoise, Jacques' daughter
Solène Chavanne
as Suzy
Jacques Villeret
as Jacques Pouzay
Jacques Giraud
as Station master
Alexander Held
as SS officer
Karl Jürgen Sihler
as SS interpreter
