Strange Gardens

Strange Gardens

Strange Gardens

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Strange Gardens

2003

1h 35m

7.4(124 votes)

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.

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Social & External

Production Companies

Canal+

France 2 Cinéma

France 3 Cinéma

UGC

Cast & Crew

31 members

Acting

Jacques Villeret

Jacques Pouzay

Jacques Villeret

Acting

André Dussollier

André Designy

André Dussollier

Acting

Thierry Lhermitte

Thierry Plaisance

Thierry Lhermitte

Acting

Benoît Magimel

Emile Bailleul

Benoît Magimel

Acting

Suzanne Flon

Marie Gerbier

Suzanne Flon

Acting

Isabelle Candelier

Louise, Jacques' wife

Isabelle Candelier

Acting

Victor Garrivier

Félix Gerbier

Victor Garrivier

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Bernard Collins

Bernd

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Damien Jouillerot

Lucien, Jacques's son

Damien Jouillerot

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Jean-Claude Durand

Raoul, aka 'Cul Fanny'

Jean-Claude Durand

Acting

Michel Cordes

Boss of the shooting

Michel Cordes

Acting

Nina-Paloma Polly

Françoise, Jacques' daughter

Nina-Paloma Polly

Acting

Maxime Fouard

Paulo

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Solène Chavanne

Suzy

Solène Chavanne

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Romain Provvedi

Maurice

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Mélanie Baxter-Jones

Emile's daughter in 1944

Mélanie Baxter-Jones

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Juliette Delfau

Girl at the village hall

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Romaine Friess

Girl at the village hall

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Jacques Giraud

Station master

Jacques Giraud

Acting

Gilles Jacquet

Rural warden

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Production

Bernard Bolzinger

Man in town hall

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Acting

Manfred Andrae

Major

Manfred Andrae

Acting

Alexander Held

SS officer

Alexander Held

Acting

Michael Hanemann

Sergeant

Michael Hanemann

Acting

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Sergeant at the station

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Acting

Karl Jürgen Sihler

SS interpreter

Karl Jürgen Sihler

Acting

Oliver Stern

Referral sentry

Oliver Stern

Acting

Cédric Weber

Orderly

Cédric Weber

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Christian Koerner

Otto

Christian Koerner

Acting

Rémi Thiberge

Karl

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Markus Fennert

Fritz

Markus Fennert

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