Strange Gardens (2003)

Effroyables jardins (original title)

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France under occupation by the Germans during WW2: Two men inspired by a free France radio broadcast perpetrate an act of sabotage with unwitting consequences for them and their fellow villagers.

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Jean Becker

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Jacques Villeret	...	Jacques Pouzay
André Dussollier	...	André Designy
Thierry Lhermitte	...	Thierry Plaisance
Benoît Magimel	...	Emile Bailleul
Suzanne Flon	...	Marie Gerbier
Isabelle Candelier	...	Louise
Victor Garrivier	...	Félix Gerbier
Bernard Collins	...	Bernd (as Bernie Collins)
Damien Jouillerot	...	Lucien, le fils de Jacques
Jean-Claude Durand	...	Cul Fanny
Michel Cordes	...	Patron Tir
Nina-Paloma Polly	...	Françoise
Maxime Fouard	...	Paulo
Solène Chavanne	...	Suzy (as Solene Chavanne)
Romain Provvedi	...	Maurice
Mélanie Baxter-Jones	...	Fille Emile 1944 (as Melanie Baxter-Jones)
Juliette Delfau	...	Fille salle des fêtes
Romaine Friess	...	Fille salle des fêtes
Jacques Giraud	...	Chef de gare
Gilles Jacquet	...	Garde-champêtre
Bernard Bolzinger	...	Quidam Mairie
Manfred Andrae	...	Major
Alexander Held	...	Officier SS
Michael Hanemann	...	Feldwebel
Ernst-Georg Schwill	...	Feldwebel Gare
Karl Jürgen Sihler	...	Interprète SS (as Karl Jurgen Sihler)
Oliver Stern	...	Sentinelle Aiguillage
Cédric Weber	...	Ordonnance
Christian Koerner	...	Otto
Rémi Thiberge	...	Karl
Markus Fennert	...	Fritz

Directed by

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Jean Becker

Written by

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Jean Becker	...	(writer)

Jean Cosmos	...	(writer)

Guillaume Laurant	...	(writer)

Michel Quint	...	(novel)

Produced by

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Louis Becker	...	producer
Olivier Sonnier	...	executive producer

Music by

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Zbigniew Preisner

Cinematography by

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Jean-Marie Dreujou

Editing by

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Jacques Witta

Editorial Department

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Miguel Bejo	...	telecine dailies colorist
Nicolas Criqui	...	digital conformation
Manuel De Sousa	...	assistant editor
Aude Humblet	...	colorist
Philippe Reinaudo	...	digital intermediate technical director

Casting By

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Maguy Aimé
Jean-Paul Becker
Sabine Schroth

Production Design by

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Bruno Margery
Thérèse Ripaud

Costume Design by

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Sylvie de Segonzac

Makeup Department

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Marie-Anne Hum

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makeup artist

Production Management

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Bernard Bolzinger	...	production manager
Julie Bordes	...	unit manager
Fabrice Bousba	...	unit production manager
Guy Courtecuisse	...	post-production manager
Christophe Masson	...	assistant unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Daniel Dittmann	...	second assistant director
Félicie Leguay	...	third assistant director
Hervé Ruet	...	first assistant director

Art Department

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Loïc Cascarino	...	property master
Pierre-Emmanuel Chatiliez	...	storyboard artist
Marie Delfau	...	assistant art director
Herald Najar	...	props
Thierry Poulet	...	painter
Jérôme Prat	...	carpenter
Valérie Vernier Ricordeau	...	patina painter

Sound Department

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Julien Bourdeau	...	assistant sound editor
Michel Filippi	...	adr supervisor
Denis Jaillet-Marsigny	...	sound recordist
Anne Le Campion	...	sound mixer
Vincent Montrobert	...	sound editor
Bernard Rochut	...	sound
Mathieu Weber	...	boom operator

Special Effects by

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Jean-Louis Bergougnoux	...	special effects props
Hubert Devinck	...	special effects props
Patrice Fauquemberg	...	special effects props
François Gaubert	...	special effects props
Pierre Hervé	...	special effects props
Philippe Hubin	...	special effects supervisor
Denis Le Doyen	...	sfx props
Jean-Christophe Magnaud	...	special effects coordinator
Sylvie Rousselin	...	special effects props

Visual Effects by

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Luc Augereau	...	visual effects producer
David François	...	digital compositor
Frederic Moreau	...	visual effects producer
Sarah Moreau	...	visual effects coordinator
François Vagnon	...	visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Jean-Marc Bellu	...	stunts
Michel Bouis	...	stunts
Thong Bui	...	stunts
Sylvain Gabet	...	stunts
Alain Gaudiard	...	stunts
Jean Girard	...	stunts
Alain Guerillot	...	stunts
Philippe Guégan	...	stunt coordinator
Lionel Vitrant	...	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Maxime Cointe	...	assistant camera
Patrick de Ranter	...	camera operator / steadicam operator
Cendrine Dedise	...	first assistant camera
Arnaud Delannoy	...	second assistant camera
Hervé Denis	...	chief electrician
Guillaume Dreujou	...	second assistant camera
Dominique Gonnin	...	grip
Nicolas Rideau	...	assistant camera
Myriam Vinocour	...	camera operator

Casting Department

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Raphaëlle Bruyas

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casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Loïc Barnier	...	set costumer
Laurence Caines	...	wardrobe mistress (as Laurence Tallon)

Music Department

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Geoff Foster	...	score recordist
Valérie Lindon	...	music supervisor
Mario Sévigny	...	trailer score by (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Géraldine Depardon

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assistant script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Christian-Paul Peyron

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picture car coordinator

Additional Crew

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Thierry Artur	...	production accountant
Jean-Claude Bonnichon	...	travelling car
Stéphane Bourdon	...	armourer
Guy Courtecuisse	...	post-production manager
Katia Panlou	...	production assistant / production secretary
Stéphanie Valet	...	assistant production administrator

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Wise Policy (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
Orlando Films
UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (France)

Special Effects

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L'Etude et la Supervision des Trucages (L'E.S.T.) (visual effects)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	france german-occupation nazi-occupied-france world-war-two 1940s See All (8) »
Genres	Drama War
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Australia:M France:Tous publics Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud)

Additional Details

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Also Known As	Effroyables Jardins (France) Strange Gardens (World-wide, English title) Strange Gardens (Canada, English title) Strange Gardens (United States) Strange Gardens (United Kingdom) See more »
Runtime	95 min
Country	France
Language	French
Color	Color
Aspect Ratio	2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Dolby Digital
Filming Locations	Larnage, Drôme, France See more »

Box Office

Budget	$15,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend France	$1,584,865, 28 Mar 2003

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The German clown in the film is based on Bernhard Wicki. The memoir entitled "In Our Strange Gardens", on which this film is based, is dedicated to him. See more »
Goofs	Jacques Villeret and André Dussollier are, at the beginning of the film, throwing bottles of Riesling they just bought on a Nazi train. When the bottles break on the train, we can see red liquid splashing. Riesling is white wine. See more »

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