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
Markus Fennert
as Fritz
Damien Jouillerot
as Lucien, Jacques's son
Michael Hanemann
as Sergeant
Isabelle Candelier
as Louise, Jacques' wife
Nina-Paloma Polly
as Françoise, Jacques' daughter
Solène Chavanne
as Suzy
Oliver Stern
as Referral sentry
André Dussollier
as André Designy
Victor Garrivier
as Félix Gerbier
Jean-Claude Durand
as Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'
Ernst-Georg Schwill
as Sergeant at the station
Karl Jürgen Sihler
as SS interpreter
Suzanne Flon
as Marie Gerbier
Michel Cordes
as Boss of the shooting
Jacques Giraud
as Station master
Jacques Villeret
as Jacques Pouzay
Thierry Lhermitte
as Thierry Plaisance
Manfred Andrae
as Major
Alexander Held
as SS officer
Christian Koerner
as Otto
Benoît Magimel
as Emile Bailleul
Mélanie Baxter-Jones
as Emile's daughter in 1944
Cédric Weber
as Orderly
