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The Children of the Marshland

1999 · 115 min

A gentle, sunlit ramble through rural friendships and quiet sorrows, slow and humane, leaving a soft ache of warmth.

Overview: The film is set in Marais, a quiet region along the banks of Loire river in 1918. Riton is afflicted with a bad-tempered wife and three unruly children. Garris lives alone with his recollections of World War I trenches. Their daily life consists of seasonal work and visits from their two pals: Tane, the local train conductor and Amédée, a dreamer and voracious reader of classics.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, memory, grief, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
memory
grief
family
healing
Places: countryside
small town
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild