

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.
Jean Becker
Cri-Cri Pignol, aged

Jacques Dufilho
Old man

Gisèle Casadesus
Mrs. Mercier

Roland Magdane
Félix

Élisabeth Commelin
Marthe

Julie Marboeuf
Emilie