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Strange Gardens

Strange Gardens

2003•1h 35m•7.4/10
ComedyDrama

Ratings

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7.4/10(124)

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.

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Production

Canal+, France 2 Cinéma, France 3 Cinéma, ICE3, UGC

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

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

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

Paulo

Solène Chavanne

Solène Chavanne

Suzy

Romain Provvedi

Maurice

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Emile's daughter in 1944

Juliette Delfau

Girl at the village hall

Romaine Friess

Girl at the village hall

Jacques Giraud

Jacques Giraud

Station master

Gilles Jacquet

Rural warden

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